You easily find my pictures by clicking on the tab on the right of the screen titled 'Pictures in Africa.' I will continue posting because I love speaking with pictures and Ithey spice up my blog. I recently watched a documentary "Born into Brothels" filmed in the red light district of Calcutta. Children are given cameras to capture their lives, but instead of exploiting their work they are given chance to go to school. The title is duanting but give it a shot and look at the kids on the cover instead of the title. 
Anyway, teachers here are on strike next week, April 15-....until who knows when? I have found it more difficult working with the educators than the students. I live with two teachers in my village, Tagia teaches French and Wagea is a Science wiz. They are both miserable because in Mauritania teachers are placed throughout the country according to the needs of the regions not according to where the teacher is from. There is a preference 'region list' each teacher fills out during the summer and they list their top three regions. I would imagine that my village didn't make any of those lists. These two men have found life here unbelievably difficult because they are both far from their friends, families and first language- Yeah, I can relate a little. I'm not aware of the repercussions if
a teacher is absent but the one week spring break became a three week tour of Mauritania. If they don't teach to begin with then 
my question is, why are they going on strike? (I'm not speaking on behalf of the entire Educational system in Mauritania, only the bushes that I live in)
