Here are two of our interpreters helping to fix nsima Here are two of our interpreters helping to fix nsima. The ladies got quite a kick out of this. This is usually a big no-no. The men don’t do any of the cooking.

Greens, chicken, and nsima (a corn mush that is a staple of their diet) talk about sharing bowls and cleaning/wahing hands

Of course there is always the roadside mouse kabob if you are still hungry.

These people have a home made stil

It is not unusual to see children carrying children It is not unusual to see children carrying children. Sometimes they are barely bigger than the child they are carrying.

Coming in to the village you can see the fires going as the women are preparing lunch.

Here is a woman drawing water from the well.

Only a few villages are lucky enough to have a more modern pump well system. Here are some ladies getting water to take home.

This is a typical hut. Most of them have a step like border around the entire house. This serves several purposes. One- the ladies can sit here and do their work. Two- during the rainy season, it raises the house to keep the water out. Three- it allows visitors to sit down for a rest. Can you imagine a stranger walking up to your house and just sitting down on your front porch!