Arsim-Sedai 1.10-14.07

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Arsim-Sedai 1.10-14.07

This was our first interaction with the rural community of Arsim

Lots of sand and uneven road

This is Gloria in the middle of the photo. She started the medical dispensary nearby and has lived in Arsim for 13 years.

This is the boys' living quarters while we stayed in Arsim

Dinner in Gloria's house.

Surveying the beautiful landscape surrounding the village from Glorias house.

Eggs, Cheese and A mango

The church not more than 500 feet from Glorias house.

Austin must have gotten some sun poisining.

One of the countless views from the village of Arsim.

Walking another half a km to the medical dispensary of Arsim.

Patient living quarters of the medical facility. The government is not allowd to provide overnight accomadations for the patient

The only radio within a two days walk.

Some exchange beads and knives for medicine.

The nurse and her medicine.

Solar batterey for the medicine cooler.

Brad doing an eye assesment.

The surgical table.

Mmmm... mountains.

The locals being hospitable.

Washing our hands to try and stay somewhat clean.

Chapati and Chi Tea. The staple food for the area.

Walking back from the medical dispensary towards the town.

Raffaele translating for Gloria who is explaigning how to use the solar players we brought.

The solar players explained facial hygiene and how to prevent tracoma (a disease of the eye).

We listned for a lond time. Singing and talking. Repeat.

Men and Women sit on opposite sides.

People sit under trees alot.

This is the tryout phaze where the people tried using the players.

For the most part they understood, sometimes better than I did.

This is a Somali woman that is part of the community.

London Bridge. Getting creative brought life to the food.

Monkeys wverywhere hiding in the grass!

The cistern on the right held the water for the dispensary and Glorias house. We hiked to the source.

Quite the amazing hike.

Traditional stick and knife.

The pipe that carried the water.

There was snakes in this tree. Quite the large trunk.

This is the problem they are having.

The pickup collects silt that clogs the pipe.

We used the gps to get an accurate reading of the source.

This is a traditional warrior cave where the warriors come when they are initiated.

Nice waterfall.

Jungle like conditions.

Climbing a tree to find some fruit.

This was a sour fruit that smelled like almond paste.

I bought a bracelet.

We heard Gloria talk about her life during this time. It was quite astounding what she has been through.

Luke, a Cho, and the stars.

Our trailerquarters

The solar power for glorias house. For lights and a computer for inputing data.

Traveling to Sedai a half hour away.

This is Julia's hut.

This is Julia in the middle. She is the one that made it possible for us to come and live with these people. She droped everythi

Here Gloria is asking for men of the community to be brave volunteers to host a muzungu.

The girls are the ones with the red beads around their necks.

Austin wrighting his name on his African "Dad's" hand.

This is the hut that I stayed in. The fire was on the right and we slept where we are conversing right now. My "dad's&a

Here we are working with the community learning how to build a manyatta which is a circle of thornbush that makes the animal and

The bark is used for latching the plyable wood together.

This is us being culturally insensitive. Eating in public is not acceptable here, and also eating with women does not fly.

Gloria talking with the elder of the manyatta that we stayed in.

This was the village market that assembled for us.

They sold everything from goat milk jugs to neak head rests.

This is sarahs wood carying garment.

Professor Bascom powering up with a swig of H2O in between interviews

this is the outhouse

gathering around the jikko stove

off to a hike to another water point

assesing the water quality in this hand dug well next to the river that dries up during the dry season

The upper pool is where the water is drawn the middle is where clothing is washed and the lower is for bathing and watering of a

This tree is for making a toothbrush.

A moran warrior that showed up.

The medical clinic where eyes were assesed to check the prevalence of tracoma.

Getting weight measurements of children.

The eyelids need to be flipped to chec for prevalence of tracoma.

Professor Bascom bought this goat.

Skinning the goat is a family affair (men only)

The valley was unusually green after two weeks of rain revived the normally brown landscape.

Cooking the Goat.

The girls made us cake.

The camels and I

Here you can see the thorn bush wall to keep out wild animals.

African post-it.

Luke playing futball

This Photo of a Sedai boy was taken just after two flies left his outer eye corners. The content of this photo explains the purp

This is Julius who contested me in my high jumping skills.

Nat with his friend standing in a traditional stance.

The elders always sat under this tree.

Clean foot. Dirty foot.

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