Olivia in Africa:
Sarah's birthday dinner. Yum!
Olivia in Africa:
Delicious birthday cake. We got a bit creative with the placement of the candles.
Olivia in Africa:
Sarah on I at her birthday celebration!
Olivia in Africa:
Megan, Sarah and I
Olivia in Africa:
I don't think this picture needs a caption.
Olivia in Africa:
Nadia (my neighbor, who is also an orphan) playing Chutes and Ladders on a Sunday afternoon.
Olivia in Africa:
Justine working hard to wash the dishes at her house.
Olivia in Africa:
The chickens drinking from the water Justine used to clean the dishes.
Olivia in Africa:
He's the kid everyone in the village adores.
Olivia in Africa:
The children peeking in my room. They were SO excited that the "nassara" (white person, a.k.a. me) decided to stay the night in their village.
Olivia in Africa:
Justine showing off the water she found.
Olivia in Africa:
Justine working hard.
Olivia in Africa:
Some of the village children decided to help Justine.
Olivia in Africa:
A village woman carrying her water home.
Olivia in Africa:
Village friends at the well.
Olivia in Africa:
Florian (one of my students) fetching a pail of water.
Olivia in Africa:
Not jump the creek, but jump the dirty water.
Olivia in Africa:
Such a Kodak moment.
Olivia in Africa:
Oh Adama!
Olivia in Africa:
I had about 20 children that followed me everywhere around the village. So sweet!
Olivia in Africa:
Who needs toys when you can play with animal poop? Gross! Actually, I think this was the mess Justine swept out of her courtyard before I arrived.
Olivia in Africa:
Rodrigue was a little scared of the "nassara" (white person) in his village. It may have been his first time to actually see a white person.
Olivia in Africa:
The kids hanging out in Justine's courtyard.
Olivia in Africa:
Justine's mom preparing some of the ingredients for dinner.
Olivia in Africa:
Justine showing off the bucket she uses for her bucket bath. It was an old paint bucket used to paint the exterior of the school building. I cracked up a bit when I saw it.
Olivia in Africa:
One of my favorites from my visit. This girl is the definition of sweetness.
Olivia in Africa:
The crew that followed me around. They were SO excited!
Olivia in Africa:
Arnaud being silly with my headlamp.
Olivia in Africa:
Justine's mom preparing dinner.
Olivia in Africa:
Mmm....to (porridge) and sauce...Unfortunately, I couldn't eat the food due to concerns about the water.
