village life.

Disclaimer: Most of these photos were snapped from the road in a
very fast moving vehicle on a very bumpy road :)

The homestead.

Children are responsible for many of the household
duties and helping take care of their siblings.

Charcoal for cooking.

Wood for fire/cooking.

Charcoal and wood are left on the side of the road
because nobody will steal them. The poorest of all sell them, so
it is believed that one who steals from them will be cursed.


Drying the picked rice from the fields on the asphalt
under the sun.

Cow crossing :)

I love this picture because I think it represents Sierra Leone so well:
the beauty of the lush mountainous terrain surrounding a mosque...
so many of her people are imprisoned by their faith in a false prophet.

Fetching water multiple times a day is a way of life here.

Making chop chop :)

Women and children pound the food inside
these wooden pots with a large, solid stick.

Motorbike ambulances for laboring women
in an emergency! Ingenious or dangerous?! :)

Hitching a ride! This is quite typical. We waved, and then
was quite relieved when he smiled but didn't wave back :)

An African sunset.
Africa truly has the most beautiful sunsets.