Sutu's Family

L-R: two neighbor girls who have a combination of 4 children ( 2 each). Nobesutu's sister in law (who is the hair dresser) Nobesutu/ Veronica (who I teach with). Finally, Sutu's mother.

Nobesutu's parents (who had an arranged marriage.) I asked them how they met. Then, Sutu translated the question. They said no one had ever asked them that question. Sutu did not even know how they got together.

Sutu & her mother

Some neighbors (The little girl in the stripes was in our preschool.)

Are we having fun yet? The little boy never warmed up to me.

This is the other neighbor who was always hanging out. My market adventure day she had not had her baby. In this picture, her baby is probably 2 weeks old. Sutu ended up naming her about a week after she was born. In the Xhosa community it is customary for neighbors or relatives to name the children. (I cannot remember what her name is...)

I like this photo because it really just shows the family hanging out, they were just reading & cuddling (this day was a particularly cold day...)

Sutu's hairdressing sister in law. (She has 3 boys.) Her husband (Sutu's brother) lives & works in Johannesburg. He sends them money and only visits on long holidays.

These are her other two boys who were just showing up at dark, after dinner, (probably fed by their friends)... No one was worried/ and it also did not seem to matter.