Manioc, millet and corn are staples, along with bread, rice, tomatoes, beans, onions, peppers and various greens. Lenga wants to take me to see a house they are hoping to rent in the capital. We walk about a mile in a steady rain. Back in the village, Christine is baking another batch of rolls. I give her a shoulder massage when she dozes off.
Children bring a coin to buy a roll.
I search a song book for translations of familiar tunes. Shy Gilberte and several neighbor children join in the singing. In the village people greet each other in passing. Village children stare at me as I pass, and sometimes they come running up to me with hand outstretched. In the urban environment of the capital, people do not interact much with passersby.