Photos from July 4th, Jenny's Wedding, and around Sa're Gueladio

Planting moringa seeds at the health post in Santankoye.  When the trees produce leaves they can be dried and pounded into a highly nutritious powder that can be added to almost any meal. 

What happens when you ride your bike in a rainstorm.  Am I doing it right? 

Me with my sitemates Kim and Jenny and Tako, the birth attendant at our Health Post.  This was at Jenny's village wedding (Jenny on the right)

If you offer to help, you might get stuck shelling peanuts.  Jim and Brad are both Agriculture volunteers in my region.

Jenny and her fiancee, Jake at their wedding with kids from Jenny's village.

Jenny and her mom, sisters, and neighbors all got matching outfits.  The bridal party!

Don't worry, here when it rains on your wedding day, it's good luck!

The health hut in my village, Sa're Gueladio.  This is where my counterparts work and people can come to get treated for illnesses, pick up medicines, have pre-natal appointments, and give birth!

Fellow health volunteers Kim and Courtney (Peace Corps' very own Kardashians) working on malaria outreach in the market.  Anyone coming by could answer three trivia questions about preventing malaria and get free candy.  It was pretty popular with these kids. 

Sitemate Kim and me at our malaria booth

This is what happens when you leave your hut for three weeks in rainy season and don't ask anyone to weed for you.  There's a cement path somewhere in there. 

Another picture of the jungle in my backyard. 

This is from a party a few weeks ago for my sister.  That's her on the left in the purple dancing along with the drummers and dancers. 

The performers making their grand entrance at the party. 

It takes some skill to dance on top of a mortar.

The waterfall in Dindifello, Kedougou

It was pretty sweet

Looking up.  After a rainfall there is a lot more water coming down.

I was there.  With my language group mate, Randi.  The water was a little chilly.

Some Kolda volunteers hard at work digging holes for the tree planting.  These were in front of a school near the Kedougou Peace Corps house. 

Manure for filling the holes. 

And of course the community kids got involved!

And sat around in the buckets.