I'm starting my third week in Abengourou and I'm still enjoying it. It's quite a small town, and very quiet, but everything is still new and fascinating to me so I'm still taking photos of everything right and left. On weekends and after work I like to take long walks with my camera, greeting every person I encounter and lingering on every little thing I find interesting. There are only a couple of white people in Abengourou, so other people find me really fascinating too. And, unlike in Congo, they love photos. So we all have fun snapping away.

Last Sunday, for example, I saw a bunch of kids splashing and playing by the rice fields under the heat of the afternoon. I tried to take some pictures of them, but as soon as they saw the camera they came running for some poses. And they proudly showed me some toys they had made themselves, with a few tins and pieces of scrap metal and cardboard. Smart kids.