June Pictures

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Here are some pictures from June:

Out for a run near the end of Ramadan
Dressed up for Korite (I wore the same outfit at my swearing-in)
Everyone (including the kids) gets new outfits for Korite
Keeping my water cool during hot season

A field way out in the bush that I found on a run

Cashews in various stages of sprouting (some mangoes also visible)

The community pepiniere. Most of the trees with large leaves are cashews

Pull-up bar version 3 


I made some "African nails" (made from bamboo), as named by a friend in my village, in an attempt to fix my old bed frame

Riding to the luumo with my host brother Keeba (8) and his older sister Coumba (13)

There are a few kilometers of pavement now on the 40km road to my village! I flew through this section on my bike
The roof beds got destroyed in the Peace Corps Tamba transit house after a big rain/wind storm

A fairly full sept place in the Tamba garage

Loading up my sept place in the Tamba garage 

About a quarter-mile ahead of my bus on the road is a truck that fell over, causing a three-hour delay on the road outside of Kaolack

One of the trucks in the collision that caused the massive delay

Snacking on some Moringa from my backyard

Bobo (2) and Balla (4) eating some leftovers from lunch out of the pot

A mysterious small egg that I found near the front door of my hut. This is the second egg I have found in the same spot in a period of a week, so it is not a coincidence

A lizard skeleton I found under one of my suitcases

A giant worm wiggling across my back step during a rainstorm





My toxoma (in the green and blue shirt) pushing a wheelbarrow of clay back to his house as his 2-year-old son Bakare (nicknamed Bobo) runs behind

Bobo is thrilled that he gets to ride on the wheelbarrow
Look at how green it is! All those baobob trees have been leafless since I arrived

Balla (10) and Bobo (2) napping on a bed in the front yard during the heat of the day

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