A few more pics

Internet today is unusually fast, so I'm posting a few more pics from DRC while I can. Still enjoying life here lots. Have been working on a project with several local prostitutes-- trying to tell the stories of how they came to be where they are and how they hope to get out. One group of my students just finished up there first photo/audio story for the website. Hope to have them posted at www.congoinfocus.com soon.



My Sunday morning ritual: attempting to bake bread over the fire



Women's Day march through downtown Beni. March 8, 2010



Different fabrics for different women's groups







Patients at a leprosy clinic in the nearby town of Oicha



This man and his siblings have lived with leprosy since they were children.



Three months ago, he lost his right leg.



Patients



Blinded by leprosy



Outside a local maternity ward



Post-delivery room



New mamas, new babies



Nearby school for kids whose families can't afford tuition



Bored



Notes



The traditional school uniforms-- blue and white

Finally, some pics from Beni

Sharing some photos from my first month in Beni. Takes years to upload photos here, so I'm only posting a few...



The view on the way from the airport in Butembo to my new home in Beni on my first day in Congo.



Trying to get the neighborhood kids to warm up to me.



My new Swahili teacher and her grandmother.



Construction at UCBC



New shoes for some local kids.



Shoes!



Painfully cute kids.



The view from our front door of the Rwuenzori mountains.



So many stories I will never know.



So many stories yet to learn.



Again... ridiculously cute.



Note the t-shirt.



Hair styling on the corner.



My ride to and from school and around town everyday. The infamous moto drivers...



The road to my house.



Razor wire against a setting sun. Lovely



Another bathroom casualty.

The long route to Congo

Since I leave the States a month from tomorrow for Congo, I thought now was as good a time as ever to post a map of my route. Although I'm not known for my math, I calculate 25 hours of actual airplane time and something close to 88 hours of total travel time before I reach the city of Beni, my final destination. Here's to travel-induced mental stupors!


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