We Went to Burkina
Published by Trevor Whitney on Friday, December 28, 2007 at 8:00 AM.
Foreword
So I originally planned on writing a rich blog post about the differences between Burkina Faso and Ghana, in particular the differences I observed related to poverty; however, I found the following format rather amusing at 1:00am when I was taking a break from working on an evaluation report!! I still plan on making another trip back to Burkina so maybe I will pleasure you with something more insightful then. For now I hope you enjoy the brief description and some pictures of my trip.
Saturday
We took a trotro to Bolga
We waited for Sarah
We took a taxi to the border
We got stamped out of Ghana (except Sarah)
We waited while the Burkina guy did arts and crafts in our passports
We missed the bus to Ouaga
We were joined again by Sarah
We got our Burkina Visas
We took a taxi and caught up to the bus
We had some yummy Burkina yogurt
We got to Ouaga
We had more yummy Burkina yogurt
We took a bus to Bobo
We got mobbed by girls selling sesame cookies
We arrived in Bobo
We went to sleep
Sunday
We woke up
We talked about our work
We got to know each other better
We tried to fix the development sector
We brainstormed
We played with post-it notes
We got frustrated
We ran out of time
We reflected on the day
We went out for drinks with the guys
We waited for the girls to get ready
We met up with the girls
We drank
We danced
We drank some more
We went to sleep
Monday
We woke up too damn early
We took a trotro to Banfora
We canoed to see hippos (well at least the nose and ears of hippos…)
We visited a cashew factory (those nuts are a pain in the ass to get at)
We tried to find waterfalls
We saw a white person standing at the side of the road who looked a lot like Sarah
We realised we left Sarah behind (sorry Sarah we love you!!)
We got a dirty look from Sarah
We got covered in dust from the road and could hardly breathe
We finally found the waterfalls
We went swimming at the waterfalls
We tried to show how manly we are by climbing the big rocks and jumping off of them
We hiked to the top of the waterfall and took some pictures
We took the trotro back to Bobo
We had an amazing dinner at “les 3 karites” with tasty roasted chicken and delicious salad
We passed out after a day full of fun
Tuesday
We woke up
We exchanged secret Santa gifts
We talked
We complained
We discussed
We ranted
We learned about the action learning cycle (apparently I’m a theorist as were 4/5 guys at the retreat)
We laughed at the planners activists and reflectors
We felt sorry for laughing at the others (not really)
We realised that if 4 theorists try and work together nothing gets done
We shared stories
We inspired each other
We cried together
We hugged
We made a fun conference video (I’ll try and post it when I get a copy)
We went to sleep
Wednesday
We woke up
We didn’t want to leave our friends in Burkina (or the French cuisine)
We travelled back to Ghana (ok so there was a day spent in Ouaga for a team MoFA meeting but it wasn’t blog worthy)
The End
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So I originally planned on writing a rich blog post about the differences between Burkina Faso and Ghana, in particular the differences I observed related to poverty; however, I found the following format rather amusing at 1:00am when I was taking a break from working on an evaluation report!! I still plan on making another trip back to Burkina so maybe I will pleasure you with something more insightful then. For now I hope you enjoy the brief description and some pictures of my trip.
Saturday
We took a trotro to Bolga
We waited for Sarah
We took a taxi to the border
We got stamped out of Ghana (except Sarah)
We waited while the Burkina guy did arts and crafts in our passports
We missed the bus to Ouaga
We were joined again by Sarah
We got our Burkina Visas
We took a taxi and caught up to the bus
We had some yummy Burkina yogurt
We got to Ouaga
We had more yummy Burkina yogurt
We took a bus to Bobo
We got mobbed by girls selling sesame cookies
We arrived in Bobo
We went to sleep
Sunday
We woke up
We talked about our work
We got to know each other better
We tried to fix the development sector
We brainstormed
We played with post-it notes
We got frustrated
We ran out of time
We reflected on the day
We went out for drinks with the guys
We waited for the girls to get ready
We met up with the girls
We drank
We danced
We drank some more
We went to sleep
Monday
We woke up too damn early
We took a trotro to Banfora
We canoed to see hippos (well at least the nose and ears of hippos…)
We visited a cashew factory (those nuts are a pain in the ass to get at)
We tried to find waterfalls
We saw a white person standing at the side of the road who looked a lot like Sarah
We realised we left Sarah behind (sorry Sarah we love you!!)
We got a dirty look from Sarah
We got covered in dust from the road and could hardly breathe
We finally found the waterfalls
We went swimming at the waterfalls
We tried to show how manly we are by climbing the big rocks and jumping off of them
We hiked to the top of the waterfall and took some pictures
We took the trotro back to Bobo
We had an amazing dinner at “les 3 karites” with tasty roasted chicken and delicious salad
We passed out after a day full of fun
Tuesday
We woke up
We exchanged secret Santa gifts
We talked
We complained
We discussed
We ranted
We learned about the action learning cycle (apparently I’m a theorist as were 4/5 guys at the retreat)
We laughed at the planners activists and reflectors
We felt sorry for laughing at the others (not really)
We realised that if 4 theorists try and work together nothing gets done
We shared stories
We inspired each other
We cried together
We hugged
We made a fun conference video (I’ll try and post it when I get a copy)
We went to sleep
Wednesday
We woke up
We didn’t want to leave our friends in Burkina (or the French cuisine)
We travelled back to Ghana (ok so there was a day spent in Ouaga for a team MoFA meeting but it wasn’t blog worthy)
The End
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