Sunday, July 25, 2010

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Our days in Ouagadougou have been good. You can see some typical scenes above that we've been seeing a lot. The weather has been about perfect; breezy and in the mid-80's. Saturday, we slept in for the first time in a month, then headed out to the Grand Market in the center of town for some (chaotic) shopping. White Americans cannot shop incognito here, nor can we window-shop without the assumption that we intend to buy. In the afternoon, we worked on report-writing and dealing with some luggage issues. Unfortunately, the 6-ft. water pump that I (Angela) brought out to Mahadaga on the bus didn't fix the problem at the school there, and now that pump plus the original one need to get back to the states to be returned. I'll have a strange assortment of luggage as I travel through Paris & Iceland on my way home.

We attended the International Church of Ouagadougou this morning; a 2.5 hour service in English with French translation. It was a full house of about 100 people, and although we expected to see white faces at an English-speaking church, we were the only ones. It was nice to worship in our native language and to hear a good sermon about treating each other well and avoiding gossip. We snacked instead of lunch and read, wrote, walked, and did laundry in the afternoon.

The last two nights we had dinner at the Verdoyante restaurant, a place that is frequented by international expatriates from all over the world and is known for excellent pizza, lasagna, and ice cream. Between the three of us and two visits, we tested it all and pronounced it delicious.

This will be our last blog post, assuming no significant travel delays. Bethany and Katie leave tomorrow (Monday) evening for the airport and I depart Tuesday night. By Wednesday evening, we should all be home!

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