Getting a Bit Freindly...

So there I was in a Python Voodoo Temple- you know, same ol' same old. I was with Wendy, Michael, Anna, Ben and Lauren. Since we were in Benin, the guide for the temple only spoke French and I somehow turned into a makeshift translator for every one else (and two German girls) because no one else spoke French. I was glad to find my French skills have improved a lot over this trip!




Our guide (see the traditional markings like snake bites on his face)




Me translating


Before we went into the actual temple our guide put snakes all over us. So cool!


This one snake got a bit friendly and tried to go down my shirt. I of course made a ridiculous face in response (thanks Anna M. for the picture!)




So I kissed the python





Walking into the temple, there must have been thirty pythons in there. Some were small and some were huge (we had the small ones around our neck).









Anna makes a friend :)

Our guide explained that you can only ask good things of the voodoo spirits here. If you ask for bad things, bad things will happen to you!

- Sent from Africa using my iPad