Adama's Family Farm

Adama and her mother at the farm.

We had an opportunity to visit the family farm of our "stewardess", Adama.  Adama does lots of work for us. Chores that are a lot more "automated" in North America often require a bit more elbow grease in Sierra Leone. So Adama helps with laundry, cooking, cleaning and 'planting' the girls' hair. She wanted to bring us to her family farm to meet her parents. It was a privilege to do so and Adama was proud to 'show us off'. 

Adama planting Ella's hair.

Maria and Adama doing laundry on the veranda.

Taking the trail to the 'swamp' (field).

Trailing behind Adama.

Not a colour we see everyday during dry season!

"Swamp."

Cooking hut.

Tree trunk growths and moss for Ella's Dad.

Beans (pronounced 'beanch' here) drying in the sun.

"Banga" - palm kernels, which are sometimes chewed for a snack and otherwise utilized for palm oil.

Better view of the swamp.

In the middle of the Casava garden on the hillside.

Adama with her nephew, who was absolutely petrified of us t'baboos (white men).

Maria, Jacob and Naomi are on break from school this week and next week as it is review week followed by exam week.  They are busy doing home-schooling math and making brochures for travel to Sierra Leone.  By popular demand, their work will be featured here again as soon as we are able to upload it.  Ella continues to work with teachers at school in the mornings while the kids are at home with Adama.
JR