Volunteers who live out the village come in to Kankan to check mail, go to the market, and hang out with other Peace Corps Volunteers. One of the places where we all wind up hanging out is Le Bon, a small local bar that's conveniently located, equipped with a TV and fridge that works when the power's on. As far as the bar goes, the clientele is composed of local Christians, foreigners, and Muslims who are flexible with the whole no-alcohol things. There are some guys who just come to hang out, and they drink soda or energy drinks and watch TV when the electricity's on. There's also a "nightclub" (a room with big speakers) that plays music some evenings, but I've never actually been in there.
We all met up there the other day after work, to enjoy cold-ish beers, roasted peanuts, peeled oranges, and some English conversation, and I took some pictures. Le Bon offers a variety of beers, all well-priced but none of them particularly good. (They also sell liquor in small plastic bottles and little plastic packets but it's pretty terrible stuff.)
While ordering beers someone laughed and said "You know you're in Guinea when instead of asking what kind of beer they have or how much it costs, you just ask for whatever's coldest."
I suppose you also know you're in Guinea when your standards for what qualifies as "cold" expand to include anything that's noticeably cooler than room temperature...
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| Me and Katie B. |
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| Me and Stacy M. |
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| Shrey and Sara T. |
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| Emily and Chris N. |
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| Snacktime! |
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| The PCVs of Kankan |
I suppose you also know you're in Guinea when your standards for what qualifies as "cold" expand to include anything that's noticeably cooler than room temperature...
