“You’ve been here two years? It doesn’t feel like two years, maybe less than one… It’s because you’re kind. If you’re kind you could be here ten years and it would feel like you arrived yesterday and if you left for a few days it feels like a month.” -Alu
From the plains of Niansogoni, a monolith juts from the ground. Winding up a path that is quickly disappearing, being reclaimed by nature, you find remains of a culture now gone. Rock lines delineate past walls, fields. Scrapes in the stones, form mortars used to grind grain. Eventually, the regrowth forest gives way as the […]
A few months ago, I spent the day with my local jeweler. He has made a few rings for me and I’ve always been impressed with the quality, given what most would call a very crude setup. The silver he uses usually comes from either recycled jewelry or old french francs. The gold comes from […]
Last sunday, I spent the whole day walking through village taking pictures. I left my house at 6AM and did not make it back to my house until dark. I discovered new paths, new people, and an entirely new village. For instance, I did not know that my village made pottery and ended up making friends […]
Original Story Found Here Shortly after arriving to my village, I was approached by an eager and energetic community member, Rasmane LEGA. Rasmane wanted to work with me to start a garden, not only for himself but also as a teaching tool for the community. He and I both agreed that gardening was an underdeveloped […]
This video is of one of the transport options I have in my village. Most of the time I take a slightly better version of transportation. My normal transport is still a deisel truck but it has a ceiling and old school bus chairs bolted to the floor, rather than setting on sacks of produce. […]