08 March 2012

First Photos

Quick snaps from my first few days in Ouaga. It's been a whirlwind of sessions, meeting staff and volunteers, and familiar unfamiliarty.

Today is Women's Day, which for me involves sleeping in, my first warm shower, and finally using my laptop here. In 20 minutes I'm off to the Rec Center to celebrate by swimming in the pool, eating mediocre western food, watching a fashion show, and shopping for local crafts made by women.

First lunch after first bike ride: yassa poulet

First Burkinabe dinner: millet and fish.

Dinner receipts. All receipts (so far) come written on a piece of paper put into a small woven container.

Street view from my hotel.

Sooooo, internet's too slow to upload the rest of the photos. 'Til later!
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  1. AnonymousMarch 8, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    Yay - so glad to hear from you! will share update with aunties so they can see your first pix is of food of course.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 8, 2012 at 6:17 PM

    wow...you are eating well! Sure miss going out with you to eat here'n'there. It's the best weather now for pho and oxtail soup and wor wontunmin...still looking for where we can get a good reuben when you return. Take care!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 9, 2012 at 5:43 AM

    Doesn't look you'll starve. In fact, food looks a lot better than I had expected you to have. Why is it that so many developing countries look the same and have similar customs (e.g., receipts on woven boxes)? Glad you're acclimating. Your mom shared the blog; may send it on to your mainland fans. AA

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