Well, we made it back to Ouaga but our 3 day journey home has turned into nearly a week. We spent Sunday going from Lusaka to Nairobi (normally a 2 hour flight, but from hotel room to hotel room it took us 16 hours...)... then we had a day in Nairobi, Kenya, where I did some shopping and got things that aren't available in Bobo and had a wonderful afternoon with my friend from fellowship, Maryanne. Nairobi has nearly everything a person could want... the grocery store was overwhelming it was so enormous. We spent Tuesday flying from Nairobi-Bamako, Mali-Burkina. Were we ever glad to get off the plane and into the familiar streets of Ouaga.
Now we're in the middle of a couple days of meetings etc here in Ouaga before we head back to Bobo on Friday. We met with the American embassador today; strange to go in through all those layers of security... even stranger that the American embassador really wanted to meet us! But besides the work, we heard all about what things go on in the American community here.
We are all really looking forward to getting home to Bobo - despite the lack of material goods, and fancy malls and restaurants, its got a certain charm... and its home for now.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment