Eastern Rwanda #1
Happened to make my way to eastern Rwanda. But before we talk about that I need to tell you that I have never seen a more significant difference between two places as I did see when moving from the eastern Congo into Rwanda. It was almost like going from one country...
How to Make Palm Oil
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...
Travels of Yellow Bird #5
This is the new Surgery Table that Yellow Bird brought to the hospital. And these are two of the doctors who have more effectively helped many people since the table arrived. Because the table allows the doctors to better position the patients, the operations on this...
My First Office in Kindu
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...
A Moment in Goma #2
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...
A Moment in Goma #1
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...
Congo Determination #2
For a description of these photographs please see "Paradise"Lost: the Kindu Train Station #1
Congo Determination #1
For a description of these photographs please see "Paradise" Lost: the Kindu Train Station #1
Congo Determination #3
For a description of these photographs please see "Paradise" Lost: the Kindu Train Station #1