a picture's worth...
well, first of all...Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! then, some pics...
(from top: a gathering of local Muslims to prayer on Dec. 8, a major holiday for them ; a shepard and his son stopping traffic to lead cattle thru town-notice the billboard behind them! ; a dusty soccer game at sunset ; a hairdresser's billboard ; locals gathering roofing straw )
all right, all right...its been a while, too long im sure, since my last post here, and so i thought id go for some pictures to help make up for lost time. all is good with me, thanks, and i will be moving to Fada in just five days now. i spent last week in workshops with my counterpart, who will be my coworker/mentor over the next two years. His name is Yempabou and he is the president/founder of an association of farmers in the Fada region. They have recently received a grant to build a pig corral/sty for housing pigs before heading off to market, so we will be working on the construction and efficient use of those funds starting in February. I will certainly be working on plenty of grant research/writing for the group over the next two years.
(from top: a gathering of local Muslims to prayer on Dec. 8, a major holiday for them ; a shepard and his son stopping traffic to lead cattle thru town-notice the billboard behind them! ; a dusty soccer game at sunset ; a hairdresser's billboard ; locals gathering roofing straw )all right, all right...its been a while, too long im sure, since my last post here, and so i thought id go for some pictures to help make up for lost time. all is good with me, thanks, and i will be moving to Fada in just five days now. i spent last week in workshops with my counterpart, who will be my coworker/mentor over the next two years. His name is Yempabou and he is the president/founder of an association of farmers in the Fada region. They have recently received a grant to build a pig corral/sty for housing pigs before heading off to market, so we will be working on the construction and efficient use of those funds starting in February. I will certainly be working on plenty of grant research/writing for the group over the next two years.
posted by matthew konsa at
8:37 AM
5 Comments:
Finally! It's hard to go that long without any updates! :) The soil there is so red. I think "gathering" is an understatement! Who are the people in the background of the hairdressing sign pic? By the angle of the lady's eyebrow, looks like you might get a little kiss with your haircut.
Wheeew! Thought you disappeared there for a while. Good to hear your still hear. Im really glad to read things are progressing so well. Sounds like a perfect situation working with the pigs it'll be just like hangin with me and Chuck.
happy holidays matthew! let us know how you will ring in the new year. :)
well, i guess you're in fada by now..i hope the transition has been easy..as i was looking at these pictures i started thinking about you and how the locals probably call you "crazy american"..now stop me if i'm wrong..
farmer's..WHAT?...farmer's...WHAT?...get ready...WE'RE READY!!
yeah boiiii..
Did you bring your geetar? Where is the internet access in those parts? How is it with all your new brothers and sisters? Do they speak english or are you helping them? So many questions...
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