Saidi, head ranger

GOSESO employs 16 full-time forest rangers. They work in 12 hour shifts, 8 at a time, every day of the year. Their job entails hiking around Kitobe Forest (the 500 acre plot of land that was donated by the village of Kiganza to become the GOSESO campus/research forest) and making sure that no one hunts/cuts down trees/burns the land to open up land for agriculture. Anyway, Saidi, the head ranger, is one of the more intimidating figures i have come across, here, and in life. He is extremely serious, has an unexpectedly deep voice, he never says more than a word or two, and his omnipresent scowl generally sucks all the confidence right out of me. Basically, he is the kind of guy that you re glad your on his side, if for no other reason because it means he's not on the other. Earlier today, a bunch of us were weighing ourselves on Yared's scale, and Saidi was eventually coaxed into taking part in the fun. He weighs 107lbs. fully dressed. and i'm sure his scowl is at least 15lbs. of that. Apparently he is a really small guy, tho i have yet to notice. Regardless, i am not embarrassed to say that he still scares me. Pictures forthcoming (either when i finally gather the courage to ask for one or when i am able to sneak one from a distance without him knowing).