Monday, October 18, 2010



I can't figure out how to rotate the picture, but this is a photo from my new village. Very different environment! I am realizing now that I haven't so far done a very good job of capturing the environment or the landscape of the area, so I will try to do a better job of that from now on!


All of the volunteers in my training group-at at a Sherehe (celebration) farewell party! Our families made us all matching outfits (our family members had matching outfits as well)



Me, in my house with my two favorite boys (Kasimu and Ally) and my host sister (Halima)











Me and Ally-I got hung up on the clothes line! This is outback from our house in Kibaoni.







Carrying stones from the river to the health center where the house was to be built for the doctor.






Me carrying water from the water pump (bomba) to my house. I still have to use my hands! I hope to master the no hands before I am through with service, but I don't know...








The back of my house in Kibaoni. You are looking at the bathing area and the pit latrine.









The three girls after we got our first Tanzanian outfits made! Oh, our families were so excited to see us dressed this way!










Along the road out the window of the bus










In Kibaoni, we started a small garden to leave in the village.













This is how all of the women carry their children, so I thought I'd give it a try. So many women have young children and they do everything carrying their child this way. They're pretty amazing!