March 8th, International Women's Day: My friend behind me and I are wearing outfits made from the March 8th pagne (cloth). This year, Diapaga celebrated with a women's bike race, a parade, a play put on by students, a co-ed soccer match, and lots of eating, drinking and dancing.
My counterpart and I taught a group of women in our association to make liquid soap and explained the importance of proper hand-washing and hygiene in everyday life.
It is possible to eat good food in Burkina! Doug, master chef that he is, found an easy lasagna recipe with ingredients we can actually get in the country. (Well, minus the parmesan cheese. That was courtesy of Kelsey. Thanks KP!)
An elephant crossing the road, just another day in Burkina. Just kidding. Though I actually live pretty close to the wildlife parks, I still have yet to see elephants enter into my town. This is from a safari I went on in February with a group of Italians. We were also charged by another group of elephants, but were able to outrun them in our truck.
