Atieno




You may remember this little one from last year.  Atieno is an adorable two year old. She is the daughter of Elizabeth, one of the top mason's on our stove team.  Ateino goes everywhere with us.  If anyone has heard me tell the story of the girl learning how to use a chainsaw with a baby on her back, the baby in that story was Atieno.  She is walking and talking now and has decided that Julia is her sister.  Susi will have more videos and photos of Atieno, as she is clearly the star of our small caravan as we travel the Rukwa region.





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