Abdulai-bla (small who resembles his father)

is my favorite and best friend here, living just close. It's really great. We talk about whatever is on our minds. He helps me remember things I said once, we argue (he is right a lot I will admit), he even shows me how to cook & makes fun of how I cook fish - with the meat actually white, not fried solid.

He draws well from his head, paints houses & cements floors, learned carpentry for 3 years, & fixes radios. He has a sense for shooting video too.

I invited him to a nearby village's youth association meeting I was invited to- made up of a group of creative & motivated & excited people hoping to "fill the gap" in the places they live empowering themselves. Know what you want before someone tells you. Yeah.