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The Kapitos
So first excuse this EXTREMELY visually displeasing way of showing you these shots - little tiny pictures in a straight row down one side of the page... it's not my choice though. If I try to switch anything up on this sketchy internet connection, it makes me pay. Anyways. Behold, the Kapitos.
I stayed with this family in town for a good three weeks or so, before moving out to a nearby village. They were all incredibly accomodating and I feel like I am still part of their family. (I go over there to visit every once in a while)
They love pigeons. Enough to build not one, but two, pigeon mansions in the backyard.
There's pigeons everywhere. What do they do with them? On one of the last nights I stayed there, we enjoyed some smoked pigeon with our nsima. Enjoyed...? Questionable.
This is little Earnest and his friend Aaron, posing for the cam in front of a bright white spread of maize flower, left outside for the day to dry.
These are the parents - Everence and Dorothy. For any EWB people reading... yeah, I found my Dorothy! But no, they're quite well off... she's nice, but not my Dorothy.
My clothes drying across the whole yard. (House to latrine)
Everence going hard on a doorframe he was building one morning for their new chicken house. He used the shabbiest lumber that had clearly been used multiple times already. After pulling out bent nails, there were more holes than wood.
Earnest doing an Elvis pose?
Little Golden playing happily with a machete. Yaaaay, machete.
The daughter Lucia was very shy. I had to go paparazzi on her for this picture. This was the one tap that the family had for running water - it was in the backyard beside the kitchen house. It seems most of the womans' lives are spent outside cooking, cleaning, socializing... the house is just for eating dinner, sleeping, and sometimes accomodating some guests for tea or something.
Take er easy.
Ian
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Ian my man! Miss you like crazy! I can't believe it has been so long since we have talked. Just cruised through your last few blog entries..awesome reading you create my friend. Agreed that the last family you stayed with (Ernest, Dorethy, Everance, Golden) Look like beautiful, happy people. I am going to make some abstract mention of your recent design question in bit here, off to bed for a few hours of shuteye before getting up and drawing out my final construction drawings of my thermal water massing wall! ohh beloved school! take er' ease and we'll chat soon!
yeah we friggin better talk soon! cmooooon!
Hi Ian - had to check out your blog. Your mom has been filling me in on your travels. Very interesting to say the least - killer bees, elections, no electricity, eating 'native' poultry.... I can only imagine the daily, likely hourly, events that make you take a second look. Hope you are taking scads of pictures and keep posting them. The family you stayed with looks lovely. Your mom said you are off to meet with all the other EWB crew. I bet you will enjoy some down time - listening and sharing stories. I plan on getting your mom out on a golf course over the summer - keep her in game shape for when you get back! Safe and Happy Travels!
O man, thanks for checking out this crazy world Michelle!
I need you to make sure that she puts more hours into her short game... as soon as you see her hitting balls on the range, tell her to get her butt over to the green... CHISEL THOSE STROKES FROM HER CARD! (is that how you spell chisel?)
Great photos Ian! Thanks! It's nice to see the people and things that you have talked about. Now that you have photo transmission figured out, we will be looking forward to more.
ian, loving your version of mtv cribs. keep the humor up my friend.
I second Tony on that one! Its awesome that you and Sierra have been able to write so often; have a great time at the retreat, hope its challenging and motivating!
Wuddup Anna!
Thanks for the comment. So I sent you a lil email a while ago, did you get it?