Our house

built in 1997, everything local, except nails and cement for the floor

Being quite typical in style - except for the concrete floor - is smaller than most houses.
Few understood I preferred grass roof, me who could afford iron roofing

the view from my working desk in the sitting room

the roof being maintained

Winfred Komba build this small house, during the research used by the assistant

the kitchen house having a door made, to prevent goats from entering!

inside the kitchen, Melkoirn, the cook, and Neema, who washed the clothes during the stay, and her daughter, Stella

Neema and Mwajabu in the banda

Calistus, my close friend, and 'informant' during the research, writing at the desk one night

the cook, Melkoirn Komba

sunset over my house