FESPACO, you a-rock-o my world

Yay! Skipping school's fun! Weee! I'm in Ouaga enjoying the BF's turn in the world spotlight (our once-every-two-years turn) for the FESPACO film festival. The city's pretty crazy with tons of traffic, tourists, vendors and me! Of course it's still the BF, which means something completely logical must be missing: it's nearly impossible to find a schedule of the movies. I'm lucky because I'm a volunteer so I have friends with connections, but one helpless tourist asked me where she could find a schedule today. Tomorrow I'm going to a double header of Blood Diamonds and The Last King of Scotland. Looking forward to both.

Things have been going well in village. The Harmattan winds are here so it's incredibly windy and dusty. It got so bad last week that at one point in class I was YELLING with hands cupped at my kids trying to be heard over the tin roof making an incredible racket. I SO TOTALLY won that battle. Go me. Stick it to the stupid Sahara and its stupid winds. What I won't do for a little geometry.

Let's see what else? Oh yes, I have a baby in my courtyard temporarily as the younger sister of Mariam, my tantie, is visiting. So that basically means I can't leave my house without being reminded of how terrifying my white skin is. Emily, I can't wait to see Ella if not for the sole reason that she won't freak out at me.

Okey dokey. Well, I'll be enjoying the good times and ya'll enjoy a burrito or something. Only 4 months til I'm back so watch out!