And I Am Taken Far Away

So what have I been doing for the past month? Well I survived two weeks of PC workshops in Windhoek. The most redeeming quality of the workshop was where it located; just outside Windhoek nestled on the top of some beautiful hills. Oh the hills, in northern Namibia there are no hills, so it's very refreshing to see undulations in the landscape. My camera was also very happy about the change in scenery.

After the workshops I headed into the deep south with Paka and some other volunteers to hike Fish River Canyon, which is basically the Grand Canyon of Africa. We took our time hiking the 86 magnificent kilometers, six days in total. Again, my camera was very happy with the change in scenery. It was an absolutely spectacular experience, from sleeping under the stars to swimming in the river to just chilling on a sunny rock. Here's the sunrise from our last morning in the canyon. More photos will come, just bear with me.


I'm back in the village now and the weather is starting to get a bit chilly, believe it or not. The oshanas(ponds) are starting to dry up leaving murky pools that dot the landscape. One wonderful thing about the water drying up is that it allows for new fishing techniques. Today I went with my siblings to a nearby oshana that had shrunk to a few meters. We took conical reed baskets, slammed them into the muddy water, and trapped fish inside the baskets. Then we would just reach in and pull out a juicy catfish. We caught upwards of 40 fish! We sold ten fish so we could have a machine pound our mahangu for the nightly dish. That's village economics for you.

The second trimester starts up next Tuesday and I'm excited to get back into the groove of things. Oshilinawa aakuume!