Friday, May 21, 2010

Picture update (April 30 - May 7)

Hey everyone,

Sorry it's been so long since my last post, but Jacob ran off to South Africa with our computer, so that made things a bit more difficult.  But never fear!  I've been taking pictures and now that Jacob is all healed up and back in The Gambia, (!!!) I can post them :-)



Malaria "Field Day" event where health staff gave presentations about malaria prevention, how to recognize symptoms, etc, then did a sort of game show afterwards with prizes like buckets, bats, umbrellas and baby baths for correct answers.  Right before rainy season (which is also malaria season) every year, the regional health teams conduct these events in one village per region.  This year our village was the lucky village for our region!


Again



Attempt #2 at cheese.  Definitely getting closer!

 Lisa in action.  Frying for a few seconds over a gas stove is sort of like microwaving for 45 seconds, right?

 Evidence that our mozzarella was, in fact, a ball at one point. It had completely disintegrated into tiny curds by the time we got to Farafenni...

 ...but that didn't stop us from making some amazing bruschetta!  Fresh basil, fresh tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, and homemade (albeit crumbly) mozzarella.  Yum!  And we even had wine to go with it :-)

  Stevo was a bread-toasting champ.

 Leah helped too.  I swear!

Finished product.  So good!!

 Self-portrait...attempting to capture my new braids

 Better shot

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