ouidah

i have a whole lot to catch up on so i'm just going to dive right in. on the 10th i went to ouidah which was one of the main ports through which slaves were taken from africa. on that day, there was a march to remember those taken and to acknowledge the link of all ppl of african descent to africa. we walked along the same route as those destined to become slaves. all along the route were statues. for example, one was a leg from the knee down: it represented the limbs that would be cut off from ppl who tried to escape. there were kings and ambassadors from all over benin who came. there were plays and dances and other performances. i took a lot of pics and video which will hopefully be on facebook soon. the former president was also there and he did a presentation about the slave trade and the treatment of slaves in the colonies. the whole event was really powerful. we're trying to plan an another trip there to see the gate of no return and other things there. hopefully i'll explain more later!