rural life

have only visited a few rural areas. the above photo is an example of one style of home. usually a family will have 2 or 3 of these buildings - one for cooking, one for sleeping and perhaps one for supplies. they can be built from sticks, stones (but names will never hurt me) or clay/mud. the roof is made from straw and i've been told takes 2-3 weeks to build. the buildings are either square or circular (circular seems more popular). there is generally no power nor running water. i'm tempted to pay a family to allow to stay for a weekend. i cannot imagine what it would like living in such a way and eager to try.
if a husband has more than one wife, each wife will generally have her own house. while men run the show, the grandmother (usually on the man's side if she is alive) is actually the boss and she can dictate to him what she wants done.