We had an assignment here at orientation to cook an African meal from scratch. So we decided to stick together as our Sub-Saharan Africa group and make our meal pot-luck style.

We contributed some fresh squeezed lemonade.

Yes, we cleaned out all our paper cuts and hang nails.

And ended up straining the lemon juice through disposable tea bags.

• Hey, you use what you have, people! 😉

It was definitely more fun to try new things together as a group. You know, things like peanut soup.

It smelled so good!

I love that when given the option, we choose to do things together.

That’s what this new Africa family is all about.

And while we’re spread out all over the continent, in our hearts we will always be near.

Mmmm, it was yummy. =)