Palm Beach Ouagadougou

... dream of affording ice-cream, a bottle of champagne or Emmentaler cheese there.

But Naprisca was nearly horrified at my suggestion.

„No!“ she had exclaimed. „Wait for me!“

Again, she was clearly afraid. According to her, precisely that area was very dangerous.

I had promised I would wait for her, then. And I did. With shopping, that is. But I saw absolutely no reason why I would be afraid of anything in Ouaga. I ...

... Maybe later in the afternoon, when I return.”

He tried to persuade me a bit more, but I wouldn’t budge.

And then, finally, Naprisca arrived. As soon as she saw me in a friendly conversation with an unknown guy, she frowned with suspicion. She clearly didn’t trust people she didn’t know as much as I did. My experiences from my travels assured me that people are in general nice and helpful. Was there something in Burkina Faso I should know?

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso the_wayfarer

... animist religious traditions. Both Naprisca and her father, each one in their own way, were constantly consulting „them“ before every major, or even not so major decision. „Them“ being whoever they are. Naprisca was never able to fully explain to me who they were, but as an arrogant westerner who takes the word of white anthropologists for granted – and whites always know best, right? – I assumed that „they“ were some kind of ancestral ...

... with me had booked it on my name.

The airport in Ouagadougou is precisely that – an airport in Ouagadougou. In town. Only two kilometres from the city centre. So it didn’t take us long to reach „Belle Vue“. But in spite of Naprisca’s timely booking, and the fact that she had confirmed them earli** today that I would be in hotel on schedule, for some reason unknown to me th**e was no room for me th**e. The staff w**e v**y friendly ...

... the diff**ent templates for diff**ent projects that need funding: fundraising is c**tainly something I have become more familiar with oth** the past few months. Ev**ything revolves around money…

Fanta was originally planning on joining me up north this weekend, which I was quite looking forward to. Last night, howev**, due to electrical blackouts, she was unable to complete an exam, which has been rescheduled for tomorrow at noon. Th**efore, poor Fanta has to stay back and ...

... was most limited. We searched far (maybe 50 yards) for lettuce and there wasn't any. Women couldn't get to their farms today due to the rain, and so we had to improvise on dinner. Mamie and Emmanuel negotiated prices for tomatoes, cucumbers, avocadoes, plantains, and sweet potatoes. I couldn't believe we were going to eat all that tonight... The negotiating was fun to watch: Mamie began speaking in Jula, the local language, and Emmanuel would pipe in every few seconds. The woman selling ...

... was trying not to get emotional, Joy was staring off at the distance like a lost child, and I, I was anxious just to get out of th**e. I really dislike good byes. It makes me especially uncomfortable if they're longwinded. It's just unnecessary sadness. You can't avoid the inevitable. A taxi finally came and I hugged people for the last time. I placed my things in the trunk of the car (a new one, of which th**e are few and occasionally I am lucky to get in a new car!) As I went to hug ...

... is not v**y well shot and feels more like a *****ian Nollywood film than a competitor for the Yenengen.





Th**e are, I believe, 11 cinemas in Ouagadougou. That is quite a fair numb** for such a small town but once th**e w**e a whopping great 55! The Ne**waya, p**haps the furthest from the city cent**, is the largest, followed by tCineBUrkina with its cozy brick-paved bar, and then nightspot open air Oubri, wh**e festivalgo**s ...

... months, does not yet feel comfortable about navigating the country on his own. He always asks somebody who "knows" to come with us on our excursions out of the city. We ordered shirts and they will be ready on Monday!

Driving this morning, we marvelled again at construction methods. The use of tree branches to support the construction of buildings is very strange.

We went to visit Ouaga’s shopping centre. It is a gorgeous ...

... allergic reaction to the numerous mosquito bites on her legs. Check out the photo. Ann had been taking Claritin and applying Benadryl but to no avail. The doctor said that her remedies were too "soft." It cost 18,000 CFA to see the doctor and 4800 CFA for some strong antihistamine pills and a steroid cream. Total remedy in Canadian dollars: $45 + $12. He said to come back in five days if the hives were not cleared up.

We spent ...