When in Rome...

...eat gelato even if it is 40 degrees out.

New family photos

New family photos

New family photos

Rocks

Baby Uli Baraka, 2 months

Experiments with hair

Melt my heart

Sarah: Hey, Juma, Grandma wants to know what you want for Christmas. So think about it, ok?

Juma: I don't know what I want. I don't want anything. I have everything I want right here (hugs me).

More Jo'burg pictures

Johannesburg, day 4: Lion Park

Johannesburg, Day 3: ropes course

Johannesburg, Day 2: Soweto tour

At the "Welcome to Soweto" sign. This is where most of the anti-apartheid action took place.

At the Freedom Charter, written by the anti-apartheid gurus such as Mandela.

The house Mandela and his family lived in in Soweto, before his jail time.  His family got shot at by snipers.  Regularly.

The World Cup stadium, designed to look like a calabash of traditional sorghum beer.

Johannesburg trip, Day 1

Gold Reef City, Apartheid Museum, and Nelson Mandela Square

Baby Boy

The 2-day old son of our guard at home. Cutie-patootie!

My AIDS 2012 poster

This is my first "real" poster presentation at an academic conference, and the first output from my dissertation research.

Another week in rural Mufindi

Justin had a bunch of work to do south of us, so we stayed at a couple lodges 1 and 2 hours south and west of home. While Justin was off working, Juma and I had a wee vacation.

It was Juma's 5th time on a horse, and he trotted!

News article on Iringa

http://globalpost.com/dispatch/news/health/120713/tanzania-hiv-aids-trials?page=full

This is what Justin and I do! The reporter interviewed me for the article, but I guess I didn't give him any juicy quotes.

Beginning of the journey

8:30pm Saturday, Dar es Salaam

Mama's band debut performance

Follow the links to download and watch my band play at Juma's school talent show last Friday night!

Cupid

Rollin' in the Deep

The ancient rock paintings, and bouldering

Our car!

Only took 10 months of wading through bureaucracy!

I'm in a band!

Haircut time

Flights

We have been busy with meetings and errands in Dar es Salaam. Justin just spent 4 nights there, and arrived back in Iringa by plane this morning. Now I'm waiting in the airport departure lounge (see the picture--this is a tiny airport) to head to Dar for 5 or 6 days for more meetings.

After I get back, we might have a few days together before Justin heads out once again. Then l'll go again after he gets back.

This is a crazy month!