This is my cute, little, African mother Magita. She moved to Ould Yenge from Germany three years ago because she simply wanted to change her life. Magita was tired of living in the materialistic world and wanted to teach children...so she moved to Africa. Yes, she is the bravest woman that I have ever met. 
We get together a couple times a week to laugh, cook, cry, and vent about village life. She teaches preschool age children French, English and Arabic at her home in her backyard. I was nervous once I found out that I would be the only volunteer in my village, but having Magita only a couple huts away is the same as a site mate. I'm not sure if I would have made it this long without her support- she is such an inspiration! She recently built her own house and plans on living in
the village for the rest of her life. That wasn't a typo, she is never leaving. Yeah, she is somewhere in between the lines of amazingly generous and crazy. She is loved, admired and a huge hit with the children.
Since it is veggie season (November-March) the farmers protect their precious veggies on top of their houses when they dont' sell everything in the market. If they attempted to put the veggies anywhere else they would be devoured by animals and maybe myself. The picture above was taken on top o
f my roof overlooking my neighbors house. Love this view!
This is my new bedroom- I moved from a mud hut to tile! Let's talk about an upgrade. Life is much better ---I mean, much cleaner :)
