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FIRST IMPRESSIONS

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“Je viens au Yémen en laissent ma vie occidentale, plus disposée que jamais a regarder et a écouter les autres, en particulier ceux avec qui je serai en désaccord, car je sais que quand nos cœurs sont ouverts, nous découvrons une quête commune, l’amour et la paix, en un mot, le bonheur.. » Une americaine au Yémen, Peggy Crawford.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

my friends
 

My first impressions about this country are very positive. First of all, yemeni people are very good-hearted and helpful. However, usually to know how people are, you have to live with, to share values, culture, to sum up, spend time with; but specially in Yemen,  you have to share time with men and women, of course, separately.

 

Occidental women here are very lucky because they are the only people who can see and live that, the only people to be admitted in both clans.I have just been working with Yemeni men for one week, and I can say the occidental women are very welcome to the Yemeni community, therefore, we are lucky sweeties!

 

About my job, is very interesting, just the microfinance market covers 13000 clients and I learnt there are 1.000.000 people demanding this service, so, it seems I will be quite busy…

 

Of course, one week is not enough to know so much about this culture, but seems to be very interesting.. and the adventure just started!

my friends
my friends
Having tee with yemeni people
Having tee with yemeni people
Sarah, my partner and me!
Sarah, my partner and me!
the view from the hotel.
the view from the hotel.
The old city
The old city
the old city
the old city
Making som friends with the expa…
Making som friends with the expa...
Sarah, Benoit and me
Sarah, Benoit and me
Alisa, Anne-Pierre&co.
Alisa, Anne-Pierre&co.
Just we need a little bit of qat
Just we need a little bit of qat
My sheherazade bedroom!
My sheherazade bedroom!
I like my key! its very confort…
I like my key! it's very confort...
To be an Occidental woman here i…
To be an Occidental woman here i...
This is Fatima, she is now my ye…
This is Fatima, she is now my ye...
Yemenite Men party!
Yemenite Men party!
Ready to work!
Ready to work!
mosque Tazjl
mosque Tazjl
The international Community at S…
The international Community at S...
Alisa, me, Benoit and Valerienne
Alisa, me, Benoit and Valerienne
Sarah is getting pretty
Sarah is getting pretty
Happy face
Happy face
This is our little guide
This is our little guide
Visiting some handicrafts people
Visiting some handicrafts people
The Suk
The Suk
1,783 km (1,108 miles) traveled
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