Chapter 4 – Life Is Different In Sudan – Photo Album

This chapter is only a random collection of pictures to give you a sample of every day life in Sudan. 

 

Rumbek, a city of 100,000 people has one car dealership.
Rumbek, a city of 100,000 people has one car dealership.
Rumbek's only auto body shop at Rumbek's only auto dealership.
Rumbek's only auto body shop at Rumbek's only auto dealership.
My favorite baker in Rumbek, in the bamboo kitchen with tin roof and dirt floor.
My favorite baker in Rumbek, hard at work in the tin walled, tin roofed kitchen . Its always 100+ degrees and the oven is outside. No sweat in the batter here!!!
The oven outside the kitchen of my favorite Rumbek bakery.
The oven outside the kitchen of my favorite Rumbek bakery.
The women do the lion's share of the work, witnessed here as they butcher a cow.
The women do the lion's share of the work, witnessed here as they butcher a cow.
These are girls that live in one of the area cattle camps.
These are girls that live in one of the area cattle camps.
When the cattle herds have to be moved miles and miles in search of grass, the newborn calves must be carried.  This herd will travel for several days before finding greener pastures.
When the cattle herds have to be moved miles and miles in search of grass, the newborn calves must be carried. This herd will travel for several days before finding greener pastures.
This donkey knows his way home. The guy on the bicycle is just hitching a tow, no pedaling needed.
This donkey knows his way home. The guy on the bicycle is just hitching a tow, no pedaling needed.
The donkeys hang out, catching up on the latest gossip I suppose, on Rumbek's main street.
The donkeys hanging out in the shade on Rumbek's main street.
Girls going to fetch water for the day's cooking and washing.
Girls going to fetch water for the day's cooking and washing.
Refueling operation at Rumbek International Airport.
Refueling operation at Rumbek International Airport.
Women gathering firewood for cooking.
Women gathering firewood for cooking.
More pictures will be posted as time permits.

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