Farewells

I had two farewell parties recently. These first pictures are from a small gathering organized by my awesome neighbor, Mr. Banda. We had three chickens, rice, veggies, and a few drinks.



A group of neighbor girls killed three chickens and cooked them for the occasion. The bucket in the foreground had all the feathers and, well, other stuff.



Chelsea Mertz, a nearby volunteer and acquaintance pre-PC, and me.



Three teachers prepared a song plus original poem. My neighbor, who organized the party,is the soulful fellow on the right.



My neighbor's kid. She was window peeping during the dinner and eating an African horned cucumber.



Group photo!

The second farwell was combined with graduation. There was more chicken, rice, and veg and a round of speeches.



Students enter the room for our ceremony. I like those branches, buried end up in the ground, and decorated with pink toilet paper AKA streamers. I was drawing water when the student climbed the stand of pines near the tap and started hacking. "What are those for?" I asked. "We are decorating."



The life of the party!



Graduates.



Me and the grads.