Wildebeests

Easter on the side of the road, Elephant chasing in Arli

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March 28th 2008
This week is spring break, and the plan was to travel to Niamey, Niger to visit Geoffrey and Christine, former Guinea PCVs. I left Ouaga on Sunday with Dr. Jen (former Guinea PCV now in Burkina), Kyan (former Guinea PCV now in Togo), and Katie (Kyan’s friend from the States, making her way to Tanzania to do a fellowship). It took about 6 hours by bus to get to the border. Kyan fought the cr ... read more

Africa » Burkina Faso » Est

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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