Great Photo of Typical Congolese Scene

Grace and I were out driving around Kinshasa, DRC last weekend and as we passed by these gals Grace got a good shot of what is very typical around this city of nearly 10 million people. The people have this special cloth that they wrap up and encircle on the top of their heads in order to carry all their 'stuff' on their heads. We've seen some amazing things being carried.....a huge stack of 2 X 4's, sinks, wooden doors, stacks of firewood, heavy packages of food, etc. It's never ceased to amaze us what they carry and how heavy the loads are. We buy fruit and vegetables from a woman who travels around TASOK selling food to the teachers. She makes a good living off of what she makes but I help her place the big tub back on her head after we buy her products and most of the time the tub weighs 75 pounds....sometimes more. I can only imagine the headache Grace would have after toting our vegetable lady's tub for a few minutes.....let alone for hours and for miles which our gal surely walks from the market to TASOK! I will take a picture and add it to the blog in the near future.....you'll be amazed!