the carpenters putting up the new bunk beds and donny in the top bunk

this is what eric found in his wallet when he arrived in benin. 5 euros, 2 -1dollar bills, 2 bills from canada and 2 bills from west africa.

hauling all those peanuts we just harvested to the other side so they can start drying .

AKASSA

this is akassa. it is made with soured corn from which all the vitamans have been sifted out. it is the starch of the corn. it is cooked and poured into the plastic bags boiling hot and is like sort of preserved there and doesn't go bad for quite a long time. like sometimes weeks.