SORRY

for the delay, that last post is unfortunately outdated already. The work situation in my village has changed and I'm kinda back to square one. We decided to drop the tree-planting project because it was getting too complicated...things weren't what they originally seemed. I'm working now with my host father and another woman in the village to figure out what work I can do. It's narrowed down to helping the women with shea butter production/shea nut selling, planting random trees in gardens around town (starting with my own yard first), and test plots to try different varieties of a crop like sorghum or millet. We'll see what happens...it's frustrating to not have a clear view of what I'm doing, but I like my village and want to help them.

thank you thank you thank you for the letters!! i'm getting better at writing too, i promise.
more pictures to come soon! getting them up takes forever.....ugh