Sheila: This acacia tree is full of bees. I don’t know if it’s made out of bamboo or logs but there are bee hives. This is a Derasean lady, and I believe she’s collecting a similar to a spinach I think.
Male: They call it moringa. They get it from the tree, they use like a spinach. It’s from the tree but the name is moringa. In the bottle that’s our lunch for today. He’s going to the field.
Sheila: Those are sour gum?
Male: Yes.
Sheila: Nobody has ever really told me the difference between maize and corn; you know we always refer to it as corn.
You see all the rush heading to the field this morning and they use spears as tools. Everywhere we stop they want to dance for which is like ten cents or something like that or they want some money.
This river is the border between the Derase and the Konso tribes. We’re going to be staying here on the way back at the consul, our jeepney hotel. This is a beer, malt drink, alcohol free.
Way down there in the haze is the Witham Valley part of the Omo Valley.
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