World Quiet Hour Day
A day for naps, prayer, reading, recovery, study, and the human need to step out of noise for a little while.
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A day for naps, prayer, reading, recovery, study, and the human need to step out of noise for a little while.
In N'Djamena, the barber's chair is a throne of sorts, where you sit for a shave and a trim while the world outside buzzes with traffic. The barber's razor moves with practiced ease, and you close your eyes. For twenty minutes, you're not thinking about anything else.
A day for trust, conversation, mirrors, clippers, scissors, and leaving a little sharper than you arrived.
A day for turning yesterday into something good enough to look forward to.
Last night's rice and sauce goes into a pot over the charcoal braziers, steaming in the cool morning air. You scoop it onto a plate and eat it standing in the yard. The flavor is even better the second time.
You spot Puerto Rican parrots, manatees, and coquà frogs as the most iconic animals native to Puerto Rico. You see that Puerto Ricans most commonly keep dogs, cats, and parakeets as their household pets.