In Elly's words: A mere two months ago the Didinga landscape was barren hillside left after harvest and parched from an absence of rain. However, the hills have now been transformed as the Earth has yielded fresh fields of corn, reaching two to three feet tall. Since the first rain, the Didinga have been diligently working the soil. They have approached the labor and momentous task with vigor and a sense of pride. They work together scattering seeds and breaking earth. The work seems light as they sing or whistle to keep themselves hoeing in rhythmic unison. It is a sight to behold.
In need of a bucket bath after a long and DIRTY day in the field.
Some of my favorite moments in the Hills are spent in the field working alongside my Homestay family and Didinga friends.
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