We flew from Morondava to Tana, back to Tosoa and his family for the weekend, as traveling long distances in Madagascar is quite hard, and flying for an hour saved us a few days on the road. Rondro, Tosoa's girlfriend, invited us to a boy scout jubilee - it was the last day of camp, so they were having a celebration. In Madagascar, having guests is very important. If someone comes to visit you, it means you are valued, and in turn you must treat your guests with hospitality and respect. So, having the four of us there was a nice surprise for the kids. We were told they live in a small, poor village a few hours outside of the capital and camp is a way for them to learn about Madagascar outside of their home town. They sang songs and acted out prepared skits; it was a lovely event. Tosoa and Rondro also gave them pens and candy as a goodbye gift - the pens they can use when they go back to school.
After the Jubilee we drove a short distance to Blue Hill (Ambohimanga), a sacred hill. The red house in the pictures is one of the oldest houses on the hill.
The white dog is Tosoa's dog, Pinky, in front of his parents' house; the last two pictures we took while walking around his village, Ampahimanga (the blue place where zebus are parked), about 45 minutes south of Tana (depending on traffic).
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