Snappy Holidays

Hi everyone,

I hope you and yours are doing well. I'm in Nouakchott for the Christmas season, on the prowl for good food, and at least one hot shower.

Here are a few more forgettable pictures of my life in Mauritania (the life's not forgettable, the pictures are, just to be clear). Anyway, hope it serves to break up the monotony of my sprawling, drawling posts (of which I hope to have a few more up soon).

Until then, don't eat too much fatsos. And use any and all free time you may have this season to write me letters.

With love,

Colton

My favorite picture of my neighbor Yusef and Khatiri (the latter's not a soldier, but dresses like one)

Catching Baay smoking (I promised not to show this to anyone in El Qidiya)

This is Daa making a puppy dog face

An uncomfortably close picture of me which Yusef snapped somehow.

Some of my guys working on a house (they are throwing dirt/cement to make the roof)

Some more of my best pals pose in the palmery, in their fancy new bou-bous for the recent fete.

From left (top row) Ali, Ahmed, Heydallah (bottom) Yusef, Mohamed