Electricity in Yemen comes and goes. Over the past week it has been going more than coming.

We have a very tight schedule to follow in order to finish the curriculum on time so we’ve had to come up with some creative ways to conduct our afternoon classes without light. Sean decided to move his lesson out into the hallway to take advantage of every last ray of sun and yesterday my students had to finish their exams by the light of their cell phone screens.

This gentleman was the last to go and used our computer as a torch in order to see his paper.

Our walk through Misaken (our neighbourhood) has also become more interesting. All the restaurants, shops and fruit stands are lit by candles and the men take to the streets. They relax, drink tea and chat. As we neared our building the other day, the electricity suddenly came back and with it we heard a collective shout of joy - now they could go back to their regular routine…ummm, relaxing, drinking tea and chatting.

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