Here are a few shots from the top of the forage (water tower) in my road town, Keur Socce. This is where the water that comes from the robinet in our village originates. Water is pumped up from the ground, stored in this massive tank and piped out to most villages within a 25 kilometer radius. Robinet water costs about 5cfa ($.01) per bucket which for most people in villages is a pretty expensive way to fulfill the daily water needs for a family of 30, but it can save women several hours a day which they would have spent pulling water at the well. Unfortunately for us the water from our forage is too salty, so my sisters and I still have to trek out to the well every evening for an hour or so to pull water for drinking, cooking and gardening. Still, its convenient to be able to just walk 20 feet from my hut, turn a tap and fill up a bucket for a nice cold bucket bath at the end of the day.
From the top of the tower you can see all the way to Kaolack 20k to the North, my village to the West, Peter and Jens villages in the East and Jessica's village 18k to the South. The village in the panoramic shot is Keur Socce, where I go to buy food or catch a car to the city. Its pretty obvious where the village ends and the fields begin, because they have been entirely cleared of trees in order to plant more millet, peanuts and corn.
From the top of the tower you can see all the way to Kaolack 20k to the North, my village to the West, Peter and Jens villages in the East and Jessica's village 18k to the South. The village in the panoramic shot is Keur Socce, where I go to buy food or catch a car to the city. Its pretty obvious where the village ends and the fields begin, because they have been entirely cleared of trees in order to plant more millet, peanuts and corn.
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