Where I Live

Rainy season is nearly upon us and boy, am I glad. All our grass is dry and crispy--so much so that it hurts to walk barefoot on it. But, we've had our first couple sprinkles and very soon everything will turn green and beautiful again.

I wanted to give you a little tour of our home. The outside at least.

This is closer up to the C-shaped building and the courtyard.

1. Staff lunch room

2. Clinic

3. Library

4. Older kids' (3-5 years) bedroom

On the side of this wing is where our playground is located.

6. Playroom (and future school room)

7. Nursery (newborn to 3 years)

8. Staff rooms--we have 2 designated for live-in nannies

9. More bedrooms--seven total for volunteers and my 3 kids. Plus one craft room

Your eyes do not deceive you--I forgot #5

The view looking the other direction with the C-shaped building at our back.

1. Our satellite link to YOU!

2. My house and office.

Those green tanks above our house hold 10,000 Liters of water.

We pump the water all the way from the playground up to these tanks.

3. Kanono's cage with rabbit and guinea pig cages attached.

Behind this is the vegetable garden.

4. The snake cage with our Landcruiser parked under a canopy.

If you walk up the hill between the monkey cage and rabbit habitat, you'd pass our banana plantation and eventually reach the poultry house. I'll write about our chickens and ducks soon.

5. The dining room, kitchen, pantry and washroom.

I hope you've enjoyed this little tour. I'll be sure to post more pictures later in the year so you can see the transformation after the rains.