Mediations on a halfway point: A photographic update....Daily Life

Here are some images from my day to day life in Shakawe. The captions should shed some light on what is taking place in each one.

 

There are palm trees in my backyard with palm apples at the very very top. Kids come through my yard at all hours of the day throwing rocks to get them down. But then this boy started to climb...

This woman is selling "tswii," or roots of lilies in the river. They are yummy, especially when mixed with seswaa (slow cooked, pounded and salted meat)

An average household in Shakawe.

I built a tire swing in my yard for the kids to play on

Probably giving some kind of science lesson :)

The dogs that follow me herding goats on my way to the clinic....this happens several times a week. People think they are mine. It's embarrassing.

Learning how to skin s goat with another PCV.

Petrol in my village goes out for days. This is one of the instances where it came back. Word travels fast, and soon there was a long line.

My neighbor dressing up in her mom's shoes

Playing with a kite with my neighbor on a breezy Sunday

One of my counterparts, Mphande, pictured in the middle. These are mothers and caregivers of children under 5 who come once a month to have their child weighed to check for malnutrition and growth failure. They also receive ration from the government once a month. We are often out of stock, but this is one of the days where we had lots of food to distribute! Caregivers came from far reaches of the village to get their share.

My cat, Tsala, of course.

A cow chewed holes in my clothes that were drying on the line.



A friend of mine and her twins. She was one of the first people I met in Shakawe. I love this portrait for her.

Kids drew a map of Shakawe with chalk on my doorstep

Young school kids using chalk as "make-up." I told them they were all beautiful.

Applying their make-up, boys and girls.

Someone's ride parked outside the clinic.

So my house sometimes turns into a movie theater.
Also a soccer field. Also an art gallery.

A photo walking through Shakawe