The rock formation at Rumsiki



Rumsiki houses with dirt floors and thatched roofs.



Village houses in Rumsiki



The Crab Sorcerer tells fortunes with his crab's help. Says I will have one child and return to Africa in my future. Don't know which will come first.

The sorcerer asks the crab your questions, spits on him and covers him in a clay pot. After a few minutes, he reads the tracks left by the crab. Very scientific.



Pottery making at Rumsiki. Stained with goat dung for color before firing.

Bargaining for pottery can only be accomplished in the African squat position.


The only way to carry babies.

Beautiful children of Rumsiki






My Dad and his new friend from Rumsiki. They stayed up till eary hours discussing religion and politics.

A new name for hot.



The best place to sleep.


Girls writing competition essay. Twelve will receive tuition for next school year.



First Easter Egg Hunt in Koza
Easter Party girls.



My friend Zara and the inside of her resturante

Me marching in the women's day parade in my panya!


This is basically what all of the rivers look like right now during the dry season. The rains should start in June.

Outdoor meat market. This is where I buy my meat for the week.

Sunday market day in Koza. If you don't buy it on Sunday, you go without unless you want to bike to another village for their market day.

Your local gap. This is called the FRIP where everyone buys their clothes!

This is my favorite meal! Fulere and Couscous!!! I can't get enough of it (I am being serious)

My friend Jonas's onion field. It is the dry season and water is very difficult to find so they dig deep holes and use these pumps to water the onions.

My friend Ryan in Hina. This is a beif (or dam) they built to slow the flow of water so it has time to sink into the soil and remain there to be used later in the dry season.

Marcel and I enjoying a beer. I lost electricity that day so had to use makeshift coozies.

Marcel made me no-bake chocolate for my birthday (since we don't have ovens)

My friend Rabel the veterinarian

Rabel vaccinating cows...thought dad would enjoy this one!

These are the 2 girls I babysit sometimes - the daughters of my friends Dada and Abdou! This is Rhanamatu. She is 8 and in bilingual school so speaks a little english.


This is Kela and she is a spit-fire/drama queen.



This is Zara's son Behana in the Mozogo park with the HUGE boubab tree. He is the one who helps me out in the house and brings me water.

My new house

My Mototaxi
My Water Storage