Blogs from Centre, Burkina Faso, Africa - page 9

Hey everybody Sorry about that last post. It's pretty old (Jan 29) but I was trying to load some pics that weren't working, then I forgot about it. Technical difficulties! So what's happened since then, you ask? Lots! Continued sucking the old marrow, of course. Things here are going great and I am so THANKFUL to be happy and productive. The health issues of tiredness have continued, which is annoying, but I have finally taken matters into my own hands. Gotta love a control freak, right? :) I went to see a traditional Chinese doctor here in Ouaga today, since she's got a good rep for helping out people with their various ailments. It was pretty funny hearing French spoken with a really deep Chinese accent, but we understood each other more or less. Basically, she ... read more

Het zit erop... Tijdje niets geschreven, maar dat komt omdat als je reist in Afrika je nou eenmaal geen tijd voor of beschikking tot internet hebt. Ik houd het weer eens kort: -Reizen is leuker dan veldwerk. -Woestijntocht naar het noorden... mooi. -40 km op een dromedaris... zeker dat je kont dan gaar is. -Oud en Nieuw in Ouagadougou... kwam wat langzaam op gang aangezien er pas gedronken wordt nadat de laatste gasten arriveren om 23:30u, ging echter wel lekker tot 5uur door. -Arno en Stuart arriveerden de 3e: Goede gouden studievriend en graag pratende, gemoedelijke Ier. -Feesten in Bobo-Dioulasso... Bier en Fun. De straatverkoper die Bart twee T-shirts voor 10.000 verkoopt en mij daarna dezelfde voor 4.000(ook te veel), trakteert Bart op een bier bij tegenkomst in de "discotheek" -Brommeren in zuidelijk Banfora... een dag ... read more

Happy New Year! So 2007 may be well under way but I've only just found a cyber cafe at last and recovered enough from the festivities to write anything! I hope everyone has had a great few weeks, I certainly have. I loved Mali, it is definitely one of my favourite countries so far, although two days in Burkina Faso is making me love this country too! Everyone is so friendly and happy and generous, despite these countries being some of the poorest in the world. Well I doubt I'll ever get another chance, so I was very pleased to find out we were going to mysterious Timbuktu for Christmas. To be honest it's not so mystical, just a sleepy, dusty town in the middle of nowhere at the end of a very bumpy dirt track, ... read more

Te weinig tijd voor verhaal, gaan nu weer naar het veld. ff vlug een fototje en zeggen dat ik het goed maak. meer info over zuurkool, sinterklaas e.d. bij barts blog. De wetenschap roept, kusjes uit afrika...... read more

Hey everybody No, your eyes have not deceived you: I got pulled over by the cops again!!!! I honestly wish I were kidding, but sadly I am not. I won't go into the details of it because it will just get me blinded by rage yet again, but suffice it to say this time was even more interesting than the first. I remembered to pack my driver's lisence at least, but the cop decided he was going to take it which resulted in me getting out of my car and chasing him down the street. I decided I definitely wasn't going to be a victim a second time, and made it my business to make the cop's life has hard as he'd made mine. He didn't seem to appreciate it, but it was funny because I ... read more