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Wonderous wanderland: September 2011
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If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there." — Lewis Carroll. From Burkina with love. Thursday, 8 September 2011. Some people are starting to wonder whether I have disappeared from this planet! It is true I have been very quiet - too quiet admittedly - but in my defence: I have been very busy too :-)! And time REALLY flies (being already at month 7! Here in Burkina, and there’s so much to do still, so I am determined to get stuck in and get the work done! Next update coming soon!
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Wonderous wanderland: "ça fait deux jours!"
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If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there." — Lewis Carroll. From Burkina with love. Wednesday, 13 July 2011. Ça fait deux jours! When people haven’t seen each other in a while they greet each other like this, meaning.it has been a while :-). And it has! Time flies here in Burkina and I cannot believe I have been gone now for 5 months - only one more month and I have to make the decision whether I want to extend my one-year mandate or not! Are you really sure? The focus groups we...
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Wonderous wanderland: May 2011
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If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there." — Lewis Carroll. From Burkina with love. Monday, 30 May 2011. Tiebele, 21 May 2011. Wanting to go - but having had to cope with the horrifying huge hordes of tourists in Bruges for years, I can honestly say they have no idea what they’re talking about! Apart from a little entrance fee and (interesting) guided tour, it was really quiet and peaceful, and we were the only ‘tourists’ around. The houses have different shapes, depending on wh...
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Wonderous wanderland: Koubri....A picture tale
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If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there." — Lewis Carroll. From Burkina with love. Tuesday, 3 May 2011. Koubri.A picture tale. At about 30km to the South of Ouaga:. Hidden within a quiet forest, the friendly yoghourt-making nuns of La monastère des Benedictines de Koubri. Welcome you for a silent (re-)treat: no sound but the birds singing, crickets chirping, insects buzzing, leaves rustling and.well, nuns singing in the (very) early morning mass :). The hotel is set in a nice g...
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Ouagadougoulife: November 2011
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I am happy to share my record of daily happenings in Ouagadougou with anyone who is interested in them. But I would like to stress that what I am writing is subjective and includes only my personal interpretation of events. I am not seeking to represent the view of the Voluntary Service Organisation (VSO) or any other organisation with which I am linked. Wednesday, 23 November 2011. Visit to AED in Bobo. Kids with Martin's hat. Regular schools are closed on Thursdays so the children are free to attend th...
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Ouagadougoulife: A fortnight left ...
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I am happy to share my record of daily happenings in Ouagadougou with anyone who is interested in them. But I would like to stress that what I am writing is subjective and includes only my personal interpretation of events. I am not seeking to represent the view of the Voluntary Service Organisation (VSO) or any other organisation with which I am linked. Tuesday, 24 January 2012. A fortnight left . Starting with some of my work colleagues at the District Sanitaire de Bogodogo. My colleague Hamed Arthur Yo.
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Ouagadougoulife: July 2011
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I am happy to share my record of daily happenings in Ouagadougou with anyone who is interested in them. But I would like to stress that what I am writing is subjective and includes only my personal interpretation of events. I am not seeking to represent the view of the Voluntary Service Organisation (VSO) or any other organisation with which I am linked. Tuesday, 19 July 2011. Stages of 'DO' - 1 and 2. The process that has been put in place has 7 developmental stages ;-. Friday, 15 July 2011. Our colleag...
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Ouagadougoulife: Christmas week
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I am happy to share my record of daily happenings in Ouagadougou with anyone who is interested in them. But I would like to stress that what I am writing is subjective and includes only my personal interpretation of events. I am not seeking to represent the view of the Voluntary Service Organisation (VSO) or any other organisation with which I am linked. Tuesday, 27 December 2011. We spent Saturday 24th like most other people who are vaguely or commitedly Christian, preparing for 25th. However at 3 p...
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Wonderous wanderland: June 2011
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If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there." — Lewis Carroll. From Burkina with love. Tuesday, 28 June 2011. My house in Ouaga. Inevitably people are curious to know what life is really like here for us volunteers. I get a lot of questions on how I live, eat, travel, work, etc. So I decided this time to write something about my house. So how do we live? We all live seperately in relatively nice,. Or a nightwatch (if we'd want to hire them). Up until 5th of July* . Finally and very...
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