Finnish author Helmi Kekkonen is staying in Villa Karo as a scholarship holder and blogging about traveling in Benin on www.MTV3.fi. The blog is about her preparations prior to her trip and her experiences there as both a writer and a traveler.
How does Benin and Villa Karo look through Helmi’s eyes? To find out, click here.
And sorry! This is only for those of our readers who know Finnish…… Lue lisää
As I already discussed in the first part of this writing, Beninese French is often used in a different way than European French. Here are some more useful tips for visitors of Villa Karo and Benin.
As words such as “bonsoir” sometimes find new meanings, expressions may also take new forms. That is the case of the exclamation “doucement!”. Literally this means “gently”, but the expression translates perhaps best into “behave yourself“ or “be more careful” in English. Whilst in … Lue lisää
Real, traditional, seductive and communicative music by MIDJOUBA from HEVE, a suburb of Grand-Popo, delivered the goods on Saturday night re concert of the month.
Midjouba, a folkloric group founded in 2006 presented a great show that attracted thousands of souls from the beginning to the end.
Midjouba, in their concert, tried to send a message to the younger generation about the danger of severing our ancestral link by importing and mixing too much of western tradition into our … Lue lisää
The Finnish-Beninese Friendship Society arranges it’s annual autumn soirée at Harjun nuorisotalo in Helsinki on Saturday 12th November. A great opportunity to meet friends and to participate in helping the schools and schoolchildren in Grand Popo!
