I wanted to share some of my favorite photos of my time in Guinea.
Volunteer-led yoga session on the roof of the PC office in Conakry.
The PC office in Conakry.
View from the top of the PC office in Conakry.
Murals inside the PC compound in Conakry.
A shot of the PC office in Conakry.
Shots of Taouya, Conakry from the roof of the PC office.
Shots of Taouya, Conakry from the roof of the PC office.
The ocean, as seen from the PC roof in Conakry.
A glimpse of the gorgeous views seen driving through the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea.
Iya prepares palm oil.
Papi brushes his teeth.
Fode poses with rice on his head.
Mariam and Nene smile for the camera.
Mariam with her two children, David Jr. and Papi.
A view of a gardening collective.
Members of a gardening collective pose in front of their land.
Members of a gardening collective work at weeding their plots.
A member of a gardening collective poses for the camera as she takes a break from her garden work.
My counterpart’s children pose for the camera.
The twins are unsure if I’m a devil or not.
My 2nd family — my counterpart, Mangue TP, and his wife, Madame Sylla.
Mangue in his garden.
Bountourabi watches her mom cook. She likes to help and often ‘plays’ cooking and cleaning.
Yatou’s beautiful smile.
The view from the road of my family’s compound. Our road is paved because we live in the former president’s home village — he paid for the road to be paved.
A neighbor poses for the camera.
My host-mother and her friend on her wedding day.
Me, Bountourabi, and Yatou.
The neighborhood petites pose.
Style.
All smiles.
The beach in Koba.
Madame Sylla at the beach in Koba.
The beach in Koba.
Mangue and Mdm. Sylla at the beach in Koba.
Riz gras, a Senegalese dish — my favorite!!!