Sitting Under a Baobob: Harvest time in Jali.

02 November 2009

Modeling my Halloween costume for the kids! Hilarious!

Ousman being cute.

Roasting marshmallows! The kids LOVED them!

My namesake, Habie Kuyateh, the women's group president, Daranding (Iya for short) Drammeh, and Halimatou taking a break from harvesting rice.

Fatoumata didn't take a break all day despite working in the hot sun for 8 hours. I told her my skin was not as strong as hers, I'm beat after 5!

Harvesting rice.

Ousman and I

Lisa came to visit for the weekend- drinking juice and making collages.

Thanks for the care package! The kids pretend they're cars.

Relaxing with the family after a long day in the rice field.

Buba and Alaigie after going to the pump to get bath water.

My halloween costume, thank goodness I found a life-sized picture of Bill Clinton's head!

Boat Cruise on the coast.

Halloween boat trip, swimming in the ocean.

Care packages

Please don't feel obligated to send anything, a few people have asked of some things I've been missing from home, so here are a few things that would be amazing to receive on monthly mail run:
letters! pictures, newspaper clippings from home, funny stories or articles, magazines
granola bars, cliff bars, pop tarts, protein bars, nutrigrain bars - these are great when I'm biking in the "bush"
cheese- any kind that would send well like powered alfredo mix
dried fruit- apples, berries, oh man, anything!
beef jerkey, chicken or tuna packets - anything protein, also those 6-pack crackers- like cream cheese and chives, etc
your thoughts and prayers!
I hear padded envelopes may be slightly cheaper than boxes, also try to send AIR MAIL or it could take 4-6 months to get here. Lastly, just put something generic like "non perishable gifts" with a value under $50 on the declaration form. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE SUPPORT!

Sitting Under a Baobob