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Stern Faces

Stern Faces

It ain’t always easy gettin’ a smile…

Goumori revisited

Goumori revisited

We spent some time last week back in Goumori, visiting friends in the region’s Fulani camps.

My First Wedding Gig

My First Wedding Gig

Last Saturday my landlady offered her daughter in marriage to a rich fella from Banikoara. These folks are a prominent family in my village, so the marriage is a big deal. My neighbors brought gifts of goats or chickens to celebrate the occasion. Living on a Peace Corps budget I couldn’t afford a good goat [...]


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