by john7 | Jul 7, 2012 | Congo Stories
A few months ago I went on a journey a little north of Kindu. The children there were very eager to get in a photo. There was no stopping them. Then, when I had a chance to edit the photos, I noticed two boys who each appeared in several photos. I had not noticed...
by john7 | Jul 6, 2012 | Congo Stories
On a past trip north of Kindu DRC I had the chance to watch some folks (actually they seemed like a pretty tight family group) making palm oil. This is how it works:Boil up the palm kernels and hopefully have someone laughing at you while you do it.Free advice: while...
by john7 | Jul 6, 2012 | Congo Stories
The red spot shows where Kindu is. It is way up the Congo River. They say life in the field can be tough. Other times, it can be not so bad. These photos show me setting up my first office in Kindu and then getting to work. Apparently, the idea is that my bosses can...
by john7 | Jul 3, 2012 | Congo Stories
Well folks, the two-month delay between the last photos that made it to this site and now says this: it is damned difficult to upload photos in Africa. Still, I will keep trying. This meager effort is a test to see if such tasks can be done from the northern tip of...
by john7 | May 5, 2012 | Congo Stories
These photographs were taken on 29 April 2012 and show a quiet city on a Sunday. But such calm belies many tragic days in the past and a possibly deadly future. You may note the amount of lava on the roads and stone fences. In 2002 nearby Nyiragongo Volcano erupted...
by john7 | May 5, 2012 | Congo Stories
For a description of these photographs please see “Paradise”Lost: the Kindu Train Station #1
