RECOVERED

ferocious hunting kitty

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July 27th 2007
!!GREAT ACHIEVEMENT!! I’ve now spent a full year in West Africa without a single case of amoebic dysentery, giardia, E. coli, or malaria! Hooray for my immune system. I’m back in Ouaga for mid-service training. Sitting through sessions at the PC office is not too exciting but I’m enjoying the air conditioning and free food. I had a couple of trainees come to Satiri fo ... read more

Africa » Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural res... ... read more