Do you know what this fruit is? I had never noticed it before yesterday when my host mom gave me two of them. I got home and Sophie, one of my good friends, showed me how to eat it. You cut off the top, then there are three holes in it, out of which you […]

That’s right, I finally had my official harp debut among my Burkinabé friends and neighbors! Two friends and I sang “You are My All in All” at church on Sunday (in English), accompanied by the harp. It was a big hit. It was a little nerve-wracking for me, though, to have to sing with a […]

On Sunday, November 3rd, there was a solar eclipse! Most of you in the US probably didn’t get to see it, but I thoroughly enjoyed my first solar eclipse. Many people here were afraid, though, and some even decided to lock themselves in the house for the day. On the TV it had said that […]