A limited map of Saboba that I threw together in a few minutes with Google Sketch-up.
The first thing that I see in the morning: my mosquito net.
My glorious latrine. You know, I always wondered why it was so difficult to convince people to use latrines until I had to use one myself.
The path on the way to breakfast.
Another shot of the path to the breakfast place.
A sign of poverty, or sustainable and appropriate housing? You decide.
My breakfast cook. Note the small metal device in the bottom left-hand corner. It is actually what is used to fry things or to boil water, and is heated by coals.
The breakfast stand.
Clockwise from top: Bread, coco porridge, massa and kuli kuli.
The wachie stand.
Wachie!
The path to work.
My supper! Tizet (on the right), is a thick mixture of ground-up maize and water, and the miscellaneous soup of the left is full of some liquid and fish. The yellow bowl is for washing my hands before and after I eat.
I don't actually know what this is called, and my family has only made it twice now. It has the consistency of oatmeal, the texture of rice, and is kind of spicy.
Coming into the market.
My favourite clothing-lady.
Me struggling to do laundry. It takes at least an hour or two just to do one load of laundry, and that's with my host-brother taking pity on me and helping me after a while.
This is one of my favourite photos so far.
Another shot of the market.
At the drinking spot with my friend Salifu, having him learn how to use a trackpad.
Salifu's sister, wearing an absolutely gorgeous dress.
