People.... courtesy of Abu Bakr

Port Sudan

Cousin, getting married in Dongola

Family

Uncle - RIP

Abu Bakr's Haboobah

Snake Catcher

Meet Abu Bakr

Conservationist

Reptile specialist

Member of RSBP

Meet his catch...

These scorpions have enough venom to kill...

Some of the catches get given to the Natural History Museum

Abu Bakr caught a Scorpion for us in Karima

Look closely - thats a snake!



A Promise

'Took-took man'

I asked this man if I could take a picture of him, so that I can tell people in England how kind he was...

He saw me walking in the heat, and offered me a lift as the bus was a while away. When I got in with my colleague he heard us speaking in English and was totally mesmerised.

He couldn't understand why anyone from England would come here!

When I went to pay him, he wouldn't accept, instead he dropped me to my destination and got out, bought us cold mango juice and welcomed me to Sudan. He insisted I am a guest, and welcomed me to his town.

He loved the fact that I had come to teach English in his small town, and that he got to listen to a 'native' English speaker!

A true gent, so kind.

(Wad Medani)

Nature

Morning moon

 Khartoum
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Henna Plant

The leaves are picked, dried and mixed into a paste with water.

Henna seeds



Miswaq



Natural toothbrush

Flowers just outside my place

Morning Moon

Medani

Weddings

Sudanese Weddings

Medani -

The people gather round the live perfromers who usual have some drums and sing traditional songs.

The groom in traditional dress

The dance moves

Its all in the clicks!

Hilbah- answers in an email please!

Hilbah

Can only be described as a sweet/ savoury pudding consistency -

 delicious, heavy and wholesome.

But I have a problem - what is it?

Seeds are below:

ANSWER: Fenugreek

Ustadza Salwah - The art is in the stirring!

In goes the water of this soaked rock?

Known as 'jardigar'

It has a really salty/ bitter taste and makes the Hilbah go yellow.

ANSWER: Soda Bicarbonate

Hibah

People about town

Fruit Sellers

Described to me as the local travellers community.

Sook Akshak

Tobe tailor

An observer - totally confused by me!


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Fruit & Veg sook

The Nigerian ladies in the straw hats are selling 'foul Sudani' - Peanuts

Ahlia College staff

Meet:

'Prof'

Professor Dr Isam El Boushi

Ahlia College

'Mrs Prof'

Aunt Salma

 'Amu' Abdul Ghadir

Ustadza Salwah

Opera Whinfery fan

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Ustad Tiraifi

dressed for winter!

Delightful Aziza

 Ustadza

Nafahat

Ustad Mahir

'Eskimo'

Ibrahim

Slightly ironic considering he is in one of the hottest countries in the world!