Images from the first year - part two

These pictures are all out of order, so excuse the chaos.

Waterfall in Dogon with my friend Suzie

The beginning of the desert in Dogon.

Ummm...

The Mosque of Djenne at sunset. The largest mud-structure in the world.

Djenne Mosque.

The rooftops of Djenne at sunset.

An interesting door, looking out at the bush,

Djenne early in the morning with some nice cloud action.

The tomb of a girl sacrificed during the construction of Djenne.

Jewelry.

My afternoon commute to Sikasso during rainy season.

The beach at the Green Turtle in Ghana.

Cape Coast castle in Ghana.

Camping in the rain forest with Thera. Very moist.

The hanging bridges in the rainforest in Ghana.

The government offices in Accra, Ghana at night. An old castle from colonial days, very imposing.

Jim in a monkey sanctuary in Ghana

Another monkey, who I have also named Jim. (All of the monkeys have been named Jim FYI).

Michelle with Jim

Suzie with Jim

Jim being rather pissed off that I only had a banana peel, and no a whole banana.

Jim pouts.

National Geographic Jim

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Vlee Falls, Ghana. Very cool.

Crossing Lake Volta, the largest man-made lake in the world interestingly enough.

Five minutes after the above picture.

A nice flower in Mole NP

An beast!!

Some beasts!!

A running baboon, and some beasts!!

Big Guy, we decided to leave (quickly) when he started approaching us...

And smelling the ground...

The son of a bitch stole our bread!!

The afternoon light on the...savannah?

The falls near at Woroni near Sikasso.  I am sitting in this picture, somewhere. Can you find me?

Climbing in Siby in Oct 2011

A neat grotte? in Siby.

Matt and Suzie rapelling.

World map painting in Lauren's village:

Complete (minus labels, but no one likes to be labelled, so probably better this way, right)?

Ethan, Chelsea, Joanne, Mary Horn, Mary Claire, Lauren (left to right)

Waterfalls near Woroni May 2011

A typical malian picture without smiling.  They do not like smiling in pictures. (My friend Siaka).

Full moon and a nice tree behind my house.

My host mommy, Jennebou