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Homeless ... - 05/Jun/2012 20:31 - 4344 days ago
While the rain is pouring down and I'm enjoying a coffee - rum in Banfora, the title of this post is what came to my head. Homel...
stakeholders, chickens and jeu-de-boule - 24/Mar/2012 23:49 - 4417 days ago
Hiya. Time again for an update - almost one month after the last one.Let's start with work this time - and with good news! Last ...
Think big, bigger, biggest! - 28/Feb/2012 22:58 - 4442 days ago
Happy new year to everyone! (just to explain how this blog has been getting dusty over the last months)So, what happened in the ...
On damage, work and random thoughts - 27/Nov/2011 18:06 - 4535 days ago
Hi there!Wow. 2 Months without an update. It almost feels like I haven't done anything in the meantime. Almost, so to speak. Wel...
3 day madness - 02/Oct/2011 21:46 - 4591 days ago
It has been rather quiet here. Sorry for that. I've just been a bit too busy, being on missions throughout Burkina - and ... and...
Burkinabè art - 25/Aug/2011 20:13 - 4629 days ago
Piece of Burkinabè art dressing up my living room wall...
secret test ... - 21/Aug/2011 19:40 - 4633 days ago
Hectic weeks - again. Spent a lot of days in Houndé working on management of allotments and accounting. Have learned muchos muc...
last week ... - 04/Aug/2011 18:36 - 4650 days ago
... I've:planned some missions to Houndé, Po and Kindi, eating up my planning for next monthtried to sort out intern politics -...
goodbye my friend - 08/Jul/2011 11:17 - 4677 days ago
Yesterday I got the sad news that a good friend, Randy, died suddenly the day before. Our age differs only 6 months. He leaves b...
3000 words and a massacre - 04/Jul/2011 21:09 - 4681 days ago
It's said that a picture is worth a 1000 words. So I thought let's make it easy today.lightning during a night in Kindi. It...
first day at school - 08/Jun/2011 22:16 - 4707 days ago
It might be nice for a start, to reflect back on the first day you went to school. And all the days after that you spent there. ...
visit to Tiebele&safari in Nazenga animal park - 24/May/2011 14:15 - 4722 days ago
Just some - clickable for large size - images this time.These kids stayed in the village - later on 3 kids volunteered for adopt...
and there goes the curfew ! - 19/May/2011 22:57 - 4727 days ago
3 Weeks ago since my last update here. Time flies, even in Africa.And a new paragraph which would start with the same number - i...
images - 27/Apr/2011 07:37 - 4749 days ago
swimming pool near Banfora'Les Cascades', Banfora...
a nutshell after shopping - 16/Apr/2011 12:00 - 4760 days ago
In a nutshell, the events of last days:on thursday evening, the presidential guard started an uproar, firing at the presidency, ...
on curfews, work and weekends - 06/Apr/2011 22:27 - 4770 days ago
3 Topics this time. Here we go.Since sunday, the curfew has been denounced. Meaning: we're allowed again to go out for binge-dri...
security update - Ouaga back to normal - 25/Mar/2011 13:53 - 4782 days ago
Just a quick update - concerning last blogpost: Ouaga is back to normal. Traffic all over, shops are getting repaired and fuel s...
Under siege II (a different perspective) - 23/Mar/2011 20:29 - 4784 days ago
The setting.I’m in the Villa 43 outside the city centre; Belinda’s in her apartment at the heart of the city. I’m asleep, ...
peek-a-boo - 21/Mar/2011 15:57 - 4786 days ago
An elephant playing peek-a-boo, nature reserve of Boromo...
Work and RIP Pauline - anyone seen Paulette ? - 16/Mar/2011 20:51 - 4791 days ago
Last time I wrote was on my first day (last week monday - getting used to a chair and desk). Since then I had the experience of ...
images - 15/Mar/2011 19:48 - 4792 days ago
Just finished work - will update with writing next time, just now some image-inserts.some of the creatures luring round the Vill...
day 1 at work - 07/Mar/2011 14:47 - 4800 days ago
So here I am. An office - desk, chair, some shelves, an airco (yeah! - hail to the inventor of these machines), a window which g...
Villa 43 - 27/Feb/2011 07:25 - 4808 days ago
So this morning, it's the last day of luxury. Of a swimming pool within reach. Of a waiter bringing within 5 minutes our 'jus d'...
and the first images - 21/Feb/2011 18:39 - 4814 days ago
view from hotel - southside Ouagawall at CCF (Centre Culturel Français)...
one week down, lots to go - 21/Feb/2011 18:30 - 4814 days ago
First impressions, here they are:typical smell, like visiting Asia - and I love itwelcome committee of VSO: just brilliant! If o...
next week bbq ? - 13/Feb/2011 08:01 - 4822 days ago
It's quiet now. Dad's still asleep and only the ticking of the clock in the living room reminds me of those 24 hours before depa...
in random order ... - 02/Feb/2011 16:51 - 4833 days ago
5 minutes full stop. Sometimes, blogging can be the perfect reason to sit down and organise thoughts. Thinking back about the ev...
thanks a million - and more - 23/Jan/2011 20:19 - 4843 days ago
T minus something-which-I-don't-want-to-count-at-the-moment. Am completely knackered. For the next 4 days I'll be camping in the...
mysteries unfold themselves - 15/Jan/2011 14:09 - 4851 days ago
T minus 30 days and counting. Well, counting, preparing to get this house completely empty, working and having last beers and ch...
moving day 1 - 09/Jan/2011 10:55 - 4857 days ago
Moving day 1 today. About 20 boxes and alot of furniture ready to be stored with friends. Have been thinking on how useless it i...
galaxies in my head - 03/Jan/2011 19:39 - 4863 days ago
No words to explain what's been going on in the last couple of weeks. 'Galaxies in my head' seemed the best expression for the m...
connected - 21/Dec/2010 22:22 - 4876 days ago
To start withDaidalos, the consultancy company I have been working for since 2006. On Monday we had our yearly strategy meeting....
the CLEAR framework on participation - 16/Dec/2010 22:34 - 4881 days ago
The table below gives a nice overview of matters to take into account when it comes to participation. I found it in a publicatio...
things ... and stuff that matters - 11/Dec/2010 00:21 - 4886 days ago
After a couple of days of frenzy not-knowing where to begin it seems that the start of the puzzle has been solved. Doctor, denti...
destination known - 06/Dec/2010 20:54 - 4891 days ago
Another morning, another episode. Response from Burkina Faso - 'yes'. So not even 3 months after writing a first mail to VSO, my...
decision made - 27/Nov/2010 11:02 - 4900 days ago
Time flies! It took me a while to sort out the proposal from VSO, but finally I sent in the 'yes'-version (I did made both, just...
decision making - 11/Nov/2010 19:39 - 4916 days ago
'A roller-coaster' was the term I used to describe events of the last days to a friend. 2 major steps taken.First of all, on som...
post-P2V - 08/Nov/2010 21:58 - 4919 days ago
Busy time.Upon request, I've completed my requests for some good-conduct-certificates. Yep. Even for those who find it hard to b...
in principio ... - 27/Oct/2010 21:37 - 4931 days ago
... there is this first blog-post. The same week I got an email with the approval of VSO to go abroad with them. Yay !!!After wo...
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