This a view from the stage looking out at the enthusiastic audience of our first spelling bee.  They were so excited..they carried the winner on their shoulders !!!!Jusu was the winner and Wesley came in second...it was great fun and we are doing it with all the classes ( they are insisting) and then we'll have a final spell off among all the class winners.

These are kids from a local jr. high planting a garden....they did a good job and had a lot of fun doing.  Peace Corps was not involved in this at all....the school handled it.

The wall on the right is part of the wall around the very popular town soccer field and in the distance, which was the object of my photo is a class of students sitting outside so they can be separated to take a test.  The classrooms are so crowded they can see onto the other papers too easily.

This is Prince ( a popular name) and some other students in the classroom.

This is my housemate, Kathy.  We are at the cook shop where we get a lot of our food prepared.  Those are uncooked donuts in the background.  See next picture.

This is Elijah cooking the donuts.  He had to remove the pan of grease from the fire as it got too hot.  They cook almost exclusively over charcoal and you can see the typical stove with the coals in it.

Donuts coming out of the grease ...then they are dipped in a cinnamon/sugar mixture....yummmmmm

No comment necessary.  A student was wearing this shirt and I asked permission to take his photo.

A typical group at work. 

Another group at work.  They are good at group work...they actually all work.

The teacher is in her native dress ( this type of fabric is called lapa and comes in fantastic patterns). The young man helping hang the alphabet was our tallest student.  His outfit is traditional too.