In this area, people relies on Coffee as a cash crop. As coffee prices have dropped 80%, most people can't afford to build newer homes. Some homes are made with wood, mud and ....

I was talking to my lovely April. Baraka, these are some of the houses.

GrandMother, Mansai's grave( Died 2000 at age 110!) She lived with us since 1971...

Mark & Gift "G". G is Mark's buddy. They went to school together in Grade 1.
We had to hunt him down at their school as they were doing exams. He is in Grade 7. We found a turtle at their school.

We left Mark & G to connect and we went to send emails. They embarked on drawing and
chatting...They drew pictures from the book above.

On the way from Arusha, we bought meat to bbq - called "nyama choma" , at a place called Bomang'ombe.

At , we also played pool. Marks is attepting to make a shot!

This my room. I haven't made the bed yet, but I soon will. Mark is in his room sleeping. (June 22, 8:00am)

Cloth rack in my room.

Elias Mmari, Mark's God father!

Several trees found in our home area

Behind me, hidden in the clouds, a mighty-high peak - Kilimanjaro!