Hello everyone
I’m finally back into some civilization after five days deep in the Sahara . I had been staying with a guide I met in his house in town, and he arranged for me to go live with a Taueg family out in the desert . I left on new years eve on a camel and arrived at the small village some time later . The Taureg used to be a Nomadic people that roamed the Sahara in caravans and trading large bricks of salt, which is really valuable although I don’t know why . Now they live a semi traditional life in large huts raising cows, goats, sheep, and camels . A French family camped next to me, and invited me to chanpange and an entire roast sheep stuffed with couscous stuffed with pigeon stuffed with an egg , which was delcicous . My next days were spent exploring around the village, avoiding the sun, playing frisbee with the kids and trying to communicate with people ; I really wish I had known miore French so I could learn more about these people . Now I’m back in Timbuktu and I will hang around until I can hop on a bus to Severe and from there explore Dogon country , the Dogon being a facinating people who live on and in a large formation of rocks and caves; from there it will be back to Ghana .
Been missing everyone a lot ; post a comment or email me at forest ;carter@gmail.com to let me know how you are
Love, Forest
4 comments:
Forest!! You and your experieces are so amazing and adorable beyond belief!!!!
What a perfectly primitive New Year's experience,with your 1st champagne to boot? PRICELESS LIFETIME MEMORIES!!!!
Just keep gazing and smiling @ these magnificent people, as if you can give them your greatest gift, you Heart and Soul, through your eyes, and then you will retain the gift of the image and vision of their unique auras and beings, ALL the remainder of your sacred LIFE!! Cheerio!
Please also write about the Dogon people!!!
You've got amaety Blog going here, everyone's just savoring it, the vicarios experience!
Yours Truly as Ever!
Haha carter lives!!!! Dude... youre nuts. Makes ,e feel like the ghana travels were tame in comparison. Im def having the same french issues. Even with a book its tricky... that stuff is hard to pronounce, luckily i got ains to teach me. Oh, and did I tell you I lost ,y wallet in kumasi? i swear; that place devours obrunis
Keep posting... i love it
WOW!! Brother, sounds like you're having one amazing cultural expierance. we are living thru you from mundane america, where one would be arrested for living in a cave. Bring back the vibez and SHARE THEM....keep living the dream.
Peace and Blessings
Zoner...
Oh God! You, riding a camel on New Year's Eve! You have embodied the experience of being one of the 3 Wise Men, following the Star to the Savior!My lifetime dream! LOVIN IT!! Momelle
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