You mumble obscenities under your breath for the continual pounding your poor tin door is taking. The continual clanging of the courtyard door is a hornet in the boot of your morning so you stumble out of the two-room house and stare wearily over the tin door.
"good day, sir" (translated for your viewing pleasure) a small boy says as his face widens in a smile. he laughs at your bed-head and obvious 'white'-person-weirdness. "how goes it?"
"fine. how's it with you?" Your murmur of a reply.
"good. i came to ask if you have a piece of chalk for me?" He extends his hand towards you, palm up.
"chalk?" Your reply only encourages the boy to ask again. This time, you notice the crusted dirt and scabs that obscure the coloring of his upturned hand. His shirt seems to be of the same order, followed by his pants and what you assume are some sort of self-repaired flipflops. The kid smiles again.
Do you give the kid a piece of chalk from inside?
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Currently serving my third year in a small town in Burkina Faso after having spent my first two years in a small village. This is a collection of thoughts to chronicle that service.
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a little about burkina faso
Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE came to power in a 1987 military coup and has won every election since then.
Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire and northern Ghana has hindered the ability of several hundred thousand seasonal Burkinabe farm workers to find employment in neighboring countries.
Location:
Western Africa, north of Ghana
Geographic coordinates:
13 00 N, 2 00 W
Area:
total: 274,200 sq km land: 273,800 sq km water: 400 sq km
Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. Recent unrest in Cote d'Ivoire and northern Ghana has hindered the ability of several hundred thousand seasonal Burkinabe farm workers to find employment in neighboring countries.
Location:
Western Africa, north of Ghana
Geographic coordinates:
13 00 N, 2 00 W
Area:
total: 274,200 sq km land: 273,800 sq km water: 400 sq km
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