New Restaurant Experiences

Once a week, Pam and I get together with Charlie and Mary Joyce. The purpose is three-fold: fellowship, help with the cultural adjustments, and FOOD (after all, we are Baptist). It has aided my wife and me greatly. This past week was a little different because humor was added in the mix.

We went to a restaurant where you sit outside at tables. These types of places are very normal here in Burkina. The setting was very nice. It was a nice restaurant. While we were waiting on our food to arrive and visiting, I noticed my wife get very startled and uneasy. As I turned to see what was going on, I saw a black rat walking by our table. Charlie and I had a big laugh at my wife’s expense (sorry honey). We found out later that many of the Burkinabe think they are “good eatin”. Although we are adjusting to the culture rather quickly, we are not to that point yet.