(This one's for you, Dad!)
I spent my birthday with my Kalacha family and felt right at home watching the sunset over mountains in Africa. *sigh*

My birthday sunset in the Chalbi Desert. *sigh*
The following day...


Getting FIREWOOD with friends. (Robe w/panga) The whole process took about 4 hours.

My first FIREWOOD adventure! It's so BEAUTIFUL in Kalacha!

Look carefully--Dub is up in a tree cutting down branches for us to gather!

Dub came out of the tree to help me carry some sticks!

I'm trying to smooth down the branches b/c they are loaded with 2-inch long thorns. EEK!

Load her up!




I'm 28 and feeling like a SUPERWOMAN!!


Robe, Charmyn, and me. Being Gabra is fun!