Thanks, Tricia. That was a really fun soccer game. They actually brought us to the only stadium in Agadir and let us use the locker rooms and everything. We walked in wearing T-shirts and tennis shoes and saw our opponents wearing uniforms and cleats… we knew we were in trouble. I was glad they only beat us 3-0. Maybe they were going easy on us or something.<\/p>\n
Cape Verde (pronounced Cap-u Verd) was pretty interesting, as well. The nation’s name means “Cape Green” in Portuguese. This is ironic, because this island nation is pretty brown, dry and dead. It was green once upon a time when it was discovered, but is so no longer. As a result, the nation can’t produce enough food to sustain its population without aid from the U.S. I had the chance to talk with an interesting gentleman who is working for US AID importing food and also promoting good farming practices like drip irrigation. Because of US AID’s work, Cape Verde has made significant progress toward re-Verde-ating the islands and creating a sustainable agricultural food-production system. It’s kind of neat to see these good things the U.S. is doing in other parts of the world. For all I hear about how we’re a bad global neighbor, it’s nice to see unheralded gallantry in such places as Cape Verde.<\/p>\n
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