our lives in small town, East Africa

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

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).

Monday, November 05, 2012

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

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

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Baby Boy

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

Monday, August 13, 2012

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!

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

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.