Here are a few pix from travels thus far.
My current rondaval aka "Posh Corps."
A traditional village as seen at the Cultural Village
Traditional dancers at the Cultural Village
Impala at the game preserve.
Eland at the game preserve.
Zebra at the game preserve
My new homestead starting at the end of this month. end of this month. You can't see my actual hut, but it's in the trees just in front of the latrine, which is the building with two doors on the far right.
"Khokho (Great Grandmother) Mahlalela shucking maize. And how many of us can sit comfortably on the ground like that? She's older than we are! Nothing is wasted: the maize will feed the chickens, the husks will feed the cattle and the cobs will fuel cookfires."I asked her permission to post this pic, and she was a bit embarrassed and more delighted. Perhaps the rest of the family will let me post their pix, too. I'll ask soon.
The wind is warm tonight, and gusting past the stars. The newborn piglets grumble now and then and all in all, Africa is a pretty cool place to be.
Love the pics, Michele. Good news about being close to the latrine is you won't have far to walk. I hope the smells are not overpowering.
ReplyDeleteThere appear to be mobile homes or trailers also on the property where your hut is. Is that for classrooms or other services?
These are all cement buildings on this homestead. One is an open outdoor kitchen with cement floor for making fires and cooking in 3-legged pots. Others are rooms for extended family members and one is a, for want of better translation, meditation/relaxation room with comfortable furniture and some books. Many of the trees are fruit trees
DeleteEnjoying your blogs and love the pics Michele . . . . it's bringing back so many memories of the years I lived in the So Pacific.
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