Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Once upon a time in Ouagadougou!

Welcome All...
To this new adventure of Ariane Jaeger-Dumont.

A week ago, I was in orientatio, discussing this trip with all kinds of people and spending some time carefully preparing myself for what was to come. I never would have thougth it would be this!

On May 6th, I hopped on a plane that traveled 3600 miles from Toronto to Paris. I was blessed to find my great-aunt there who gladly toured me around Paris and where I managed to take quite a few pictures (form the car...) Now, I HAVE to go vist Paris once more to see it all properly... here are some pictures of what I managed to see...

My next plane was flying for Paris to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Both were relatively calm flights except for the [art where we flew through a storm before landing in Ouaga. All my luggage made it here safely (yay!!) and I am still in one piece!

Guess what everybody!...It's HOT here!..lol...i'm sweatting just sitting here...but hey...rainy season is on its way and it should cool things off a bit...

My appartment here is quite cozy, and everybody is SO nice. I have 2 neighbours who share the appartment beside mine, Kirsten and Lydia (if that's how you spell their names...) Their are very very nice and were so kind as to offer me a mango for breakfast!...Any of you mango fans?!...because this one was better than any mango i've ever eaten!!.....you'll have to come here and try it some time!...:)

So now i'm off to the Dartnell's for lunch and have dinner plans. I will get shown around, and I get to sit in on an ESL class tonight. I'm pretty much all settled in, and looking forwards to this new life for 3 months!...

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well, Off I go!...
Have a great day!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good to hear that you are safe and alive and what not.

Becka said...

you have pink toilet paper!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Wooohooo!! Very glad to hear you got there safe and sound along with our luggage.. and you DO have pink toilet paper!! Can't wait to keep reading up on our 'adventure' prends super bien soins de toi! MUAH

Anonymous said...

For some reason the "y" and the "our" didn't want to go together.

Anonymous said...

Hey babe! sounds like you have an awesome 3 months ahead of you! Love ya tons!

Ashley said...

Hey hun!!! Its so good to hear from you and I love your pictures.Have fun and stay in touch. p.s renees email is teasemebaby@hotmail.com lol, she would like updates on how your adventure is going too!! Thanks and have fun!!~;-)~