So things are still ca va allering over here as i continue to press on with my work in french and crosscultural adjustment. There is still tons of work to be done with french, if someone is good with french I basically can articulate 70 percent of the ideas i have in my head to them. However, if the person is not so good with french (as many burkinabé are) then the proposition becomes a lot trickier. In other news I have joined the Salle de Musclulisation (sp?) which is the only gym in ouhigouya and also probably the shadiest weight room in the world. Its basically in two rooms of an appartment complex and is filled with a mixture of soviet era weight machines and giant posters of schwarzenegger circa 1970. So needless to say the place has a lot of charecter. Also I might add that for the 3 us dollars a week I pay I also get a personal trainer which means someone clap along to every set I do and then applaud wildely when I finish something (its really quite complimentary). Seriously this guy is like the burkina faso luke carleson on speed he is so goddamn enthusiastic. In addition I have taken up the role of local rancher by feeding the goat that our peace corps group was given as a gift by the cheif of Ouhigouya. It took me a long time to figure out what to feed him but basically he prefers the shell of millet that has been pounded into oblivion ( called cardcoudaga in mooré) and also random green things. Im trying to fatten him up for for our 4th of july extravaganza. This whole thing has made me very excited to have a ranch of my own when I get to site. Im planning on buying a couple of my own animals and raising some livestock. Ive found out here pretty quick that nothing makes a party like an entire animal being eaten. Anyways Ive got a wish list up and running so if anyone is feeling generous I totally would be in your debt.
By the way allemagne is my host dads team so it really exciting around the Meda houshold right now.