Stern Faces
It ain’t always easy gettin’ a smile…
Tag Archives: children
Stonebreakers of Parakou
Just south of Parakou city, in central Benin, lies a large stone outcropping. On this granite mound over a hundred women, children, and men, hammer stone into gravel. Meet the stone breakers of Parakou.
Timbuktu
It was a quick ride in a 4×4 taxi to get to the fabled city of Timbuktu. We unloaded the taxi and were promptly welcomed by a couple of obnoxious police officers with bloated egos.
Fulani Intrigue
I’m continually drawn to photograph the Fulani in my village. Incorporating modern elements into their traditional attire, they exemplify the convergence of old and new in modern Africa. returning home from market Fulani and friends. My friend Guida is back in town, teaching in the elementary school to save up money to return to college. [...]
changing the world
It’s tough to change the world in a mere two years of peace corps service, but we did our best on this world map. Pakistan grew out of proportion, Russia extends into outer space, and Switzerland is a peculiar blob (not entirely unrealistic). A couple other volunteers joined me to help the kids of my [...]
long singletrack bike ride
Time to go to the bank again. Cringing at the prospect of another 7+ hours in a crowded taxi, I opted for alternative transportation. I found an intriguing dotted line on my map, and set off into the bush, technically a short cut towards Natitingou: It’s the end of the rainy season, and I came [...]
Village Miscellany
My favorite tea shop. You can get black tea, chocolate tea, or coffee tea (nescafe). For munchies, there is bread, and mayonnaise. Sometimes scrambled eggs. The smiley guy who runs this place is one of my good village buddies, but I don’t know his name. Everybody just calls him Tea Man. Outside the tea shop. [...]
The Pulaku Project
