Our first date in Ouagadougou

On Wednesday morning, Mike and I went out for our first date in Burkina Faso. We went to the American Rec center and had waffles and an omelette for breakfast. (Sounds like we’re really suffering, huh?) Then we decided to go down to the Sony shop and discuss prices for some of the appliances we need to purchase there. Mike had his first time of driving in Ouagadougou, and did a very good job. It was nice to be able to get out on our own, but after we got through at the Sony shop, we decided to walk to the library. That’s when we were swamped. So many people wanting to sell you this or that. It was almost tiring saying “No France, only Anglai”. For those of you who know French, keep in mind, we don’t yet. One girl got pretty excited when she found out we weren’t French. She evidently likes Americans, and gave me a high five. It was pretty interesting. They’re very sweet people, and every one wanted to try their English out on us. Most of them speak us much English as we do French. But all in all it was a good date – a profitable one. We were able to barter the prices of our appliances down to less than what we budgeted, and we got a map of Ouagadougou that will help us to figure this place out.