burning the brush in Nov. a more or less controlled burn.

a taxi with lots of calibash on it.. on the road to cotonou.

this is david.. i named him david. i was there for his birth.. i held him when he was still covered in mucus and saved his life by wiping a ball of mucus from his mouth. i put him to his mother's breast to nurse for the first time.

sourkrout anyone? it should be ready in a week or so.

this is severin with a "popper" where they put in a match head between to metal pieces and then tap it on the cement and it pops.. really loud..

cashew fruit

it is cashew fruit here in benin.

robert and joel's baby. friends from pelima