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I was invited into a Malagasy home and I would like to say it was my first time but I realized I live in a Malagasy home and I visited Lacey when she was living with a Malagasy family, but both these families are rich and not a good representation of the general population.  All that to say when I entered the authentic Malagasy home I was overjoyed to finally be invited in.  Seeing all sorts of Malagasy homes I had always been curious what they looked like inside.  I'm sorry to say I don't have a picture to share, but I was surprised to find that it was more than wall to wall beds.  With one big bed in the corner, there were two tables on separate walls and a cabinet for clothes.  There was also a sitting area with several wooden chairs complete with cushions.  It looked to be an easy place to live and a great place to call home.  

With my long awaited entry into a Malagasy home finally complete I was prompted to take record of the three main types of homes here.  The first is the cement home I was invited into.

  The second type is the tin house.

 And the third kind is the wooden house.

Below I am pictured at the zoo in Tana, last year, in front of a model of a typical Toliara home.