The morning in our village

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 Shelly and I take a morning walk through our village of NKanfoa.  At 6:00am the village is alive and bustling.  Lot of youth "fetching" water for their homes.  These young boys carry about 5 gallons of water on their heads for about a mile.  You should see their calf muscles!


At the main junction of the village they blare news and village announcements.  I think the practice is useful but does it really need to start at 5:00am. 


 The mud huts or houses are surrounded by motes which are deep gutters for the grey water that comes out of the homes.  This drawbridge is a little rickety. 




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