Out of focus?

Afternoons in Hargeisa can at times be a bit boring: either surfing the internet or trying to fix it, most of the afternoons are passing by without any special happenings. Offices are normally left by three pm (when it comes to work, Somalis keep time) and five past three the compound is more or less abandoned, until the next morning. The only thing usually taking place in the afternoon are the english classes for the supportive staff (by the way a fertile ground for studies on the effect of khat on the short term memory...).

Besides classes and excessive internet sessions not much is going on.

Not so today.

After they (the supportive staff plus the english teacher, the secretary and her baby, the HR trainee, and George, another unfortunate guy from kenya constrained to stay in hargeisa ;-) ) discovered my tiny digi cam, a new activity was found: taking snaps. Most of the time I am the one behind the camera, being begged for just "one more snap"... On very few occasions one or the other might come up with the idea that I myself should also pose for a picture. Thats normally the point were the fun actually begins.

A brief summary of the few occasions when I got the pleasure to stand in front of the camera will let you know, why those occasions remain actually FEW...

Attempt number one

Where im I?? At least Misky , the little lady with such an unfortunate name (immediately I heard the name I got reminded of the cook's offer from yesterday), is smiling into the camera - but dont even dare to think that she smiled because she was happy to be cuddled by a "mzungu" lady. It needed five other people behind the photographer, who were busy to make grimaces and to wave and clap the hands until she was finally convinced that taking pictures is a funny thing...

Attempt number two

Aya, here i am! But where did the other half of Miskis face end up?!

Attempt number three

A bit out of focus, but never mind. Certainly the wall deserves a bit of "focused" attention, too!

Have a focused day :-) !