December 28, 2008: This photo was taken from my porch out onto my courtyard. There is no weekly garbage guy who comes by and takes my garbage. Burkinabe people normally just throw their trash anywhere. Peace Corps tells us that we should burn all our trash because if we just put outside our house everyone will just go through it. If it is not burnable I have to throw it down my latrine hole so children don’t try to use things like razors, batteries, or tin cans as play things. So once a month I have a bonfire. This photo was taken before the wall was built therefore you can see how “private” my courtyard is. To the left of the fire is the doorway to my latrine and to the right is the straw door/ entry way to my courtyard. Even after I burn my trash my neighbors/children come in and still look through the debris.
December 31, 2008: Look at that sunset. This is the street I live on my house is up on the right. The sunsets are truly amazing here. Breath-taking.
December 31, 2008: My counterpart insisted that I go out for New Years Eve. I only stayed out till 10pm. We went to a maquis and had a whole chicken in a bag. Yes there was heads and feet but it was good. It was a good thing I had my flashlight so I coul see what I was eating. Lagou and his wife Marie are on the right, Lagou is so un-Burkinabe with that smile. Haha. My other ASUDEC colleagues Moudis and Gladis round out our party. I bit overwhelming since I had only been in DBG for 3 days. I called it an early night and went to bed around 10:30pm and tried to sleep as the Burkinabe kept singing “My Heart Will Go On,” by Celin Dion all night long. Lovely!
January 1, 2009: I tried to start a compost to eventually have a garden in my courtyard, but that will never work. Pigs sneak into my courtyard ruining my straw wall and eating all of my compost. Annoying but super cute.
January 10, 2009: After a night of laundry I try to capture the beautiful moon from my courtyard. This one is taken with my front porch light on.
January 10, 2009: I turned my front porch light off and tried to stay still to take this photo. I like that you can see the outline of the clothes hanging up.
January 16, 2009: On the road out visiting the villages next to DBG. We are invited to partake in the celebrations of this women’s group that was founded by Bianca the PCV I replaced. The women were celebrating the new year and their many successes with their savings and credit club. No matter how poor people are here in Burkina they always invite you to their “table” to eat and celebrate. I am holding some calabashes of Dolo, the local beverage. A great end to a long day en brousse.
January 18, 2009: Here is my house from across the street. It is to the left of the trees and this was taken before the wall was build. I will take a different photo in the future with the wall built.
January 18, 2009: This photo shows how far I have to walk to the marche to buy my veggies every day. My house is situated perfectly.
January 18, 2009: My house head on. I took this photo right across the street. You can see my courtyard entrance and the cement on the right shows where my toilet is located.
January 18, 2009: Another view of my street in the direction of the central market.
January 18, 2009: This photo shows how far I walk to get my water. You see the straw roof, the fountain is under there. I carry my water in an open bucket on top of my head like a true Burkinabe. If there is no line for water it can take me about 30 mins to get 5 buckets of water.
January 18, 2009: It is Sunday, market day in DBG. The day when all the villages right next to DBG come in and sell their goods. This is before 7am and they are unloading rice bags filled of grains.
January 18, 2009: The next two photos are different angles of the marche.
In the distance the paved road ends. My house is behind the marche on the left.
January 19, 2009: I hitched a ride up to Ouaga with my NGO ASUDEC. They were transporting a bunch of chickens. I sat in the front cab with the other ASUDEC employees. It was a very interesting ride being about to see EVERYTHING from that high vantage point.
February 14, 2009: Here is my valentine this year, his name is Herman and I made sure I got a photo of him before I killed him with my shoe. It looks mutant and it was huge. I think it was a scorpion carrier. Delightful!! My valentine was about as big as my fist.
December 28, 2008: This photo was taken from my porch out onto my courtyard. There is no weekly garbage guy who comes by and takes my garbage. Burkinabe people normally just throw their trash anywhere. Peace Corps tells us that we should burn all our trash because if we just put outside our house everyone will just go through it. If it is not burnable I have to throw it down my latrine hole so children don’t try to use things like razors, batteries, or tin cans as play things. So once a month I have a bonfire. This photo was taken before the wall was built therefore you can see how “private” my courtyard is. To the left of the fire is the doorway to my latrine and to the right is the straw door/ entry way to my courtyard. Even after I burn my trash my neighbors/children come in and still look through the debris. 
December 31, 2008: Look at that sunset. This is the street I live on my house is up on the right. The sunsets are truly amazing here. Breath-taking.
December 31, 2008: My counterpart insisted that I go out for New Years Eve. I only stayed out till 10pm. We went to a maquis and had a whole chicken in a bag. Yes there was heads and feet but it was good. It was a good thing I had my flashlight so I coul see what I was eating. Lagou and his wife Marie are on the right, Lagou is so un-Burkinabe with that smile. Haha. My other ASUDEC colleagues Moudis and Gladis round out our party. I bit overwhelming since I had only been in DBG for 3 days. I called it an early night and went to bed around 10:30pm and tried to sleep as the Burkinabe kept singing “My Heart Will Go On,” by Celin Dion all night long. Lovely!
January 1, 2009: I tried to start a compost to eventually have a garden in my courtyard, but that will never work. Pigs sneak into my courtyard ruining my straw wall and eating all of my compost. Annoying but super cute. 
January 10, 2009: After a night of laundry I try to capture the beautiful moon from my courtyard. This one is taken with my front porch light on.
January 10, 2009: I turned my front porch light off and tried to stay still to take this photo. I like that you can see the outline of the clothes hanging up. 
January 16, 2009: On the road out visiting the villages next to DBG. We are invited to partake in the celebrations of this women’s group that was founded by Bianca the PCV I replaced. The women were celebrating the new year and their many successes with their savings and credit club. No matter how poor people are here in Burkina they always invite you to their “table” to eat and celebrate. I am holding some calabashes of Dolo, the local beverage. A great end to a long day en brousse. 
January 18, 2009: Here is my house from across the street. It is to the left of the trees and this was taken before the wall was build. I will take a different photo in the future with the wall built. 
January 18, 2009: This photo shows how far I have to walk to the marche to buy my veggies every day. My house is situated perfectly. 
January 18, 2009: My house head on. I took this photo right across the street. You can see my courtyard entrance and the cement on the right shows where my toilet is located. 
January 18, 2009: Another view of my street in the direction of the central market.
January 18, 2009: This photo shows how far I walk to get my water. You see the straw roof, the fountain is under there. I carry my water in an open bucket on top of my head like a true Burkinabe. If there is no line for water it can take me about 30 mins to get 5 buckets of water. 
January 18, 2009: It is Sunday, market day in DBG. The day when all the villages right next to DBG come in and sell their goods. This is before 7am and they are unloading rice bags filled of grains. 
January 18, 2009: The next two photos are different angles of the marche. 
In the distance the paved road ends. My house is behind the marche on the left. 
January 19, 2009: I hitched a ride up to Ouaga with my NGO ASUDEC. They were transporting a bunch of chickens. I sat in the front cab with the other ASUDEC employees. It was a very interesting ride being about to see EVERYTHING from that high vantage point. 
February 14, 2009: Here is my valentine this year, his name is Herman and I made sure I got a photo of him before I killed him with my shoe. It looks mutant and it was huge. I think it was a scorpion carrier. Delightful!! My valentine was about as big as my fist. 
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