Joyeux Anniversaire Olivier!

Happy Birthday to Olivier!



(And Happy Birthday to my wonderful mom too!)

Derniers jours a Gao...

We are finally back in Bamako after a great 2 week stay in Gao. Olivier sucessfully pulled off the radio station training with his Geekcorps Gao and Bamako teams...and we spent one night in Mopti on the way back to Bamako. 6 hour drive between Gao and Mopti was a bit tiring. And the small plane we took from Mopti got scary considering it was a VERY windy day - lets just say we were happy to land safely.


Visit to animal market in Gao - takes place every Tuesday. All the donkeys, camels, cows and goats you could ever want! We inquired on the price of camels...a bit expensive - 200,000 to 400,000 FCFA (400 to 800 dollars!)


One of the community radio groups from the Training...this is the Abeibara group!

Love this picture - Olivier and a wall of camels!



Salt slabs from Timbouctou...in Mopti

Tuareg Cuisine

The other night we were invited for a traditional tuareg meal. This is the large bread made out of semolina (semoule in french).


Then they break it into small pieces/crumbs, then pour a delicious beef sauce over it and voila...

Le début du desert...

Une vue de Gao... de notre hotel...

On est arrivé a Gao...pour le travail d'Olivier. On poste quelques photos:

Rhaly, le chaffeur de desert, et sa famille


Olivier et la voiture (camion!) de service! On peut aller partout avec cette voiture!


Monica and Aissata eating lunch chez Rhaly


Homme de Gao sur le Niger


Deux filles dans le Niger