Photo Post

To make up for the last post, which included no photos, I'm going to share some that I like from the last couple of weeks.

When it's not raining, we eat dinner out on the balcony. Every night the sky is so interesting, either with dramatic clouds and colours or with lots of bright stars.










This is the nursery school where Marina has been working. The children cling with their feet and hands so that you can carry them hands-free, though usually a sheet is wrapped around to sling them up. As a side note, this little girl pees on Marina at least every second day.








See if you can spot the man at the bottom of this well. They climb in and out using the notches in the walls. It's dug by shovel and pick-axe which takes several months. This well is about 60 feet deep. Some others go much further to reach the water table.








As I made my way home through this rainstorm, many people called out to me to come take shelter with them, but I was enjoying the bucketless shower. If I ever come across a rainy t-shirt contest, this photo will be my submission. Pretty hot, I know.








Speaking of lightning storms, here's one that approached this weekend as we were hanging out on the balcony of our home with some neighbourhood kids. This is a 30-second exposure, taken at dusk.









We went to visit the biggest tree in western Africa on the weekend and were equally impressed by this nearby bee's nest. Apparently these guys are pretty nasty and dangerous if you get on their bad side.









Here's Seth, our host father, hanging out Hugh Hefner style on the balcony. He was a teacher and now works for the government in disaster planning. He's got a youthful spirit and is always up for a laugh.









Here we are with a Japanese girl, Ayu, who is volunteering by herself in a nearby village as a music teacher for two years. I met her at this very internet cafe and invited her for a visit.









Finally, you might remember the food called Fufu that I tried at the beach a few weeks ago. This is how they make it by pounding plantain and cassava together. Watch the fingers!


- Davis