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Burkinako: May 2013
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Monday, May 27, 2013. They might not have much, but Burkinabes do have their fashion, and they get into it. The general idea is the louder the better. Clothes generally fall into one of three categories: traditional African, pagne (pronounced panya), and western clothes that were clearly sent to Africa via aid organizations. Some memorable things that I've seen people wearing on the street on a normal day:. An old man wearing a Santa hat. A big buff guy wearing a fuzzy powder-blue Hello Kitty hat. Oddly,...
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Burkinako: Saving the soils and more
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Monday, August 4, 2014. Saving the soils and more. The main part of the project involves teaching community members about soil preservation techniques. Burkina Faso is a serious subject to the problem of desertification. Eric, our painfully skinny trainer, explains the principles of composting. Rock lines and zai holes help to catch water and prevent erosion due to flooding. Regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa: Luckily, it has remained contained in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia thus far, none...
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Burkinako: August 2014
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Monday, August 4, 2014. Saving the soils and more. The main part of the project involves teaching community members about soil preservation techniques. Burkina Faso is a serious subject to the problem of desertification. Eric, our painfully skinny trainer, explains the principles of composting. Rock lines and zai holes help to catch water and prevent erosion due to flooding. Regarding the Ebola outbreak in West Africa: Luckily, it has remained contained in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia thus far, none...
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Burkinako: Pictures
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Friday, May 9, 2014. Emmanuel helps paint the border around the map. Standing on the same table, you can see the line of where I was straining to reach with the paintbrush. Oh, the things I could do if I were so tall. I'm excited about how many students have been visiting the library. The books that the kids on the left are holding were donations from the NGO Darien Book Aid. Finally, a NYT article. About Africa by David Brooks that I appreciated. Happy weekend! May 14, 2014 at 5:06 AM.
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Burkinako: January 2014
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Thursday, January 16, 2014. A few snapshots of moments that capture life in Burkina for me:. Goofy Smile hands a moto down to Ninja Turtle and 2 other guys who haven't distinguished themselves enough to have secret nicknames yet; photo credit to my mom. At the village market. Anytime I go around the village, there are sure to be bands of small children wandering around, and what could be more exciting for a little village kid than to see the white person biking by? They like to wave and shout "nasaara!
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Burkinako: March 2014
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Monday, March 24, 2014. Photo: World Map Progress. I'm proud of how it's coming along. After the break I'll touch some things up (sorry, Indonesia) and work on the borders, and then we'll think of some activity to do with students for writing the country names. Almost there! Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Last Saturday was International Women's Day. Unlike last year. There were a bunch of events in my village organized by the mayor's office. Did they promote women in the community? Wend na ko-d veere. Refers...
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Burkinako: September 2014
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Thursday, September 25, 2014. Last March, near the end of the school year, I was told that we were getting 2 new professeurs. At our village school. The Burkinabe government is weird like that- rather than sending teachers before the beginning of the school year, they just send them whenever they feel like it, even if it's only a month and a half before the end of the school year. Frankly, I wasn't that excited about it when I first heard. What if the new teachers were lame? Professor Moses near Banfora.
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Burkinako: October 2013
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Monday, October 14, 2013. Bush taxi eventually loaded with 40 rams. Tomorrow is the Muslim holiday of Tabaski. Rams are to Tabaski as turkeys are to Thanksgiving in America. Happy Tabaski season, friends. Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Some things that grant money will go toward:. 400 books for the library. Book label cards and library membership cards. A solar panel and electric hookup. A photocopier (can you imagine a school without a photocopier? Pedagogic materials (books or other supplies) for teachers.
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Burkinako: May 2014
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Friday, May 9, 2014. Emmanuel helps paint the border around the map. Standing on the same table, you can see the line of where I was straining to reach with the paintbrush. Oh, the things I could do if I were so tall. I'm excited about how many students have been visiting the library. The books that the kids on the left are holding were donations from the NGO Darien Book Aid. Finally, a NYT article. About Africa by David Brooks that I appreciated. Happy weekend! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
