Happy Thanksgiving! Since today is Thanksgiving, I wanted this update to take the form of a few of the many things I’ve been thankful for lately. Here you go – 1. I am thankful that there is peace here in Burkina Faso. There was violence on October 30 and 31 as the country ousted Blaise […]

Tonight one of my friends was sick and she said that she was going home to head to bed early to get some rest. But before she left, she said that she weighed herself and realized that she had lost 10 pounds. She still looked the same weight to me, and didn’t look unhealthily skinny. […]

There is a famous ballet called “Swan Lake.” In this ballet, there are two main female leads – Odile and Odette. One is good and one is bad. I often forget which is which, though. Here in French choir at my church, one of the girls’ names is Odile. But whenever I heard it, my […]

I went “downtown” today for the first time since this political turmoil started last week. And I came back thinking about how much I love and appreciate this country. You see . . . – The country isn’t stable yet. There are talks going on today between the interim president and the leader of the […]

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably also read or heard about Burkina Faso in the news lately. Yup, things have been eventful this week! I’m glad that I’m not in the capital, since things are much calmer in my neck of the woods. I’ve been safe, but it is still rather stressful to be in […]