http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/ The Real World Ouagadougou Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:26:04 GMT pgosselin8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/14 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/14 Alas, my dear friends, the time has come for me to bid you Adieu! (god bless you!) No, that wasn't a sneeze, that was French. (oh. sorry.) Anyway, it's Sat, 30 Jul 2005 18:58:46 GMT pgosselin8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/13 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/13 July 28th marked my first year living in Burkina. I believe this milestone officially makes me an American African. I assume the identity with pride. I've had Sun, 26 Jun 2005 19:13:08 GMT pgosselin8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/12 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/12 All over the world, folks are marching down streets in spandex and feathers, waving rainbow banners and flags, making gratuitous public displays of same sex Mon, 06 Jun 2005 00:28:35 GMT pgosselin8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/11 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/11 I'm freshly returned from my first trip to the far north, the Sahel desert region which makes Zamsé's sad landscape look like a lush tropical jungle. No big Sun, 05 Jun 2005 22:44:48 GMT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/10 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/10 Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the realworldouaga group: Which hair is hottest? (check them out at http://photos.yahoo.com/pgosselin8 Sat, 21 May 2005 04:14:23 GMT pgosselin8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/9 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/9 The arrival of the first rains means it's springtime in Burkina, if you can call it that after the 115 degree heat that preceded it. Unfortunately, the Fri, 29 Apr 2005 02:18:24 GMT pgosselin8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/8 It's hot. Yaa tulgo. Yaa tulg wusgo! En tout cas, il fait chaud. Yup, it's a hot one. Damn, it's really hot. Thus has been the sum total of my verbal Fri, 18 Mar 2005 12:23:51 GMT pgosselin8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/7 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/7 Lots has happened since my return from Senegal last month. First off was In-Service Training, which reunited our entire training group for 4 days in Ouaga. Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:18:12 GMT pgosselin8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/6 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/6 It's that day again, the day where the rest of us are reminded how alone--how very alone--we are. I wouldn't have even remembered, I never know what day it is Sun, 06 Feb 2005 23:00:48 GMT pgosselin@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/5 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/5 Greetings from balmy... Dakar! Yes, for the past several days I've been rediscovering the wonder of civilization during a surprise trip to Senegal. I'd just Mon, 03 Jan 2005 04:54:06 GMT pgosselin8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/4 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/4 Ciao from Ouagadougou! I'm a little worse for wear after ringing in the New Year with a wild Cancun Spring Break 2005 Beach Party, minus the beach, but here I Sat, 27 Nov 2004 04:05:42 GMT pgosselin8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/3 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/3 Greetings America! So November 2nd, huh? What were you thinking? Here's a sneak peak at your next 4 State of the Unions: Terror, terrorists, terrorism, war, Tue, 19 Oct 2004 03:40:11 GMT pgosselin8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/2 Greetings from Ouagadougou! You're lookin at a brand spakin new Peace Corps Volunteer. Last week, after 11 weeks of training, we swore in at the US Embassy, Mon, 13 Sep 2004 20:08:41 GMT pgosselin8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/realworldouaga/message/1 Hey folks! Welcome to my inaugural Real World Ouagadougou email! I had wanted to get this up and running sooner, but since they don't see the value of "free