This occurred on my way to my village in Mauritania, West Africa (2007-2009). On my way home after finishing sessions for new Volunteers during the rainy season, I witnessed this sandstorm roaring across the desert. When it hit the town I was in, the sun was blotted out for 10 minutes, before subsiding enough to make everything an eerie red tint for another 25 minutes afterwords. This photo sums up the challenges, the excitement, and tension of life in West Africa Peace Corp - the hardest job you'll ever love.