"The · darkest · thing · about · Africa · has · always · been · our · ignorance · of · it"

This picture is from Tobaski, taken by Bala, Sutukonding's official photographer.  (Since my camera was broken.)  Yes, the plastic chair, cracked linoleum and rapper posters are his professional "studio."  He took two shots, but the other one didn't turn out because the flash reflected off the rapper posters.  Seriously.  This single sheet cost me 25D ($1.)  Hope he didn't charge extra for the off-centeredness.  Oh, and Aja's grin?  I'm tickling her back -- Gambians don't like to smile in pictures.  My Tobaski get up (fake hair--weaved in, jewelry, embroidered outfit, sandals, and black hennaed feet) ran me about 1000D ($50) --major splurge!  Aja's outfit is new too, but her extensions are made of yarn (cheaper than fake hair.)  So cute!