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Hello everybody,
So last night I had my first night on the town. Sort of. It was a Sunday night so it wasn't too busy, and there was only myself and one of the geologists here, so the two of us went out for pint (we found a place that had draught beer!!!!), and then some dinner, and then to this place called "Le Jardin de L'Amitie" which has live outdoor music every night. I guess I should mention that pretty much all eating and drinking establishments here are outdoor. Anyway, it was a really fantastic time. The geo is someone I met while I was here last time, so one of the few people I already knew. We had some great talk about social projects (he used to work for a water NGO) and other cool stuff. He's got a daughter my age who is in uni in Kansas studying something crazy about planes... fluid mechanics I think? Anyway, it's far from my realm of expertise!
I forgot to mention last time, but on the plane on the way over, I met a bunch of girls all traveling together. About 30. Turns out they're nurses who are doing 3 months of community service in Burkina required for their degrees. They're all from France, judging by the accent, so I've been keeping an eye out for them in town. Hopefully I will bump into them and make some friends.
Today was my first day back in the office with everyone here. It's quite a busy place with people coming and going all the time. From my desk, I have a great view of a fruit tree in the front yard. It's big and leafy, but not surprisingly, I don't recognize the fruit. They kind of look like kiwis, so that's my guess for now. Also, it's been decided that I should learn to drive a manual transmission (finally!) so I guess the driver will be giving me lessons soon. All the trucks here are manual, so if I want to drive at all (I'm thinking pretty much only in emergencies because the driving here is crazy) I'll need to learn. No good being stranded! Besides, after driving a cube van the other day, I'm feeling pretty confident. 😊
Anyway, that's it for now. There's some work stuff going on that might be interesting, but I'll keep that under my hat until it's confirmed. You'll just have to check back and see! 😊 Thanks for stopping by, and a special thanks to all of you who have left comments. It's really nice to know people are reading this!
-Brownie
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Is a year up yet? Miss you bnack here, but I'm glad to hear that you are doing well. Take care of yourself.