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| Normally very brown, this part of Chad had "greened up" with the recent rains |
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| The land was mostly flat, but here and there a huge outcropping of rock made a "mountain" |
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| The three days of training for those in key roles took place in the Regional capital |
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| Emma and Sakine were two of the people I trained to lead RWC workshops in Chad in the future |
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| Jim, a PhD in Linguistics, was another of my trainees; in this picture, he was explaining some linguistics to the group |
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| In this culture, mats are used for many purposes. This word-collection group took their tea break on a mat. |
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| Word collection was done on mats in almost all cases |
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| Meals were eaten on mats. Here I was in a group with Emma, Sakine, Pierre, and Wadi Pascal. |
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| The team of glossers—those who translated the collected words into French—sat at school desks to work together. |
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| The admin team: Katie (record-keeper), Cindy & Mahamat (typists), Emma (coordinator), and Jim (trainee) |
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| The total number of words collected by the end of each day was recorded for all to see |
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| That same total was represented pictorially, with each head of grain added to the painting representing 500 words |
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| Noon meals consisted most often of "boule" with a sauce for dipping it in, plus meat (usually mutton) |
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