This picture was taken at a convent in Bugaragara Village in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province of Rwanda. The picture shows Sister Sarafina and I in the process of making soy milk using an isekuru (a pounder) to smash soybeans.
My host sister Maria took this photo during a Christmas celebration at my host family's home in Rwanda in 2010. The woman pictured with me is my host mother, Gloriosa. Gloriosa is the owner of a small fabric and dressmaking shop in the community....