Yako, Burkina Faso

Tyler, Leslie and I en route to our village Yako in Burkina Faso.



Preparing peanut butter...massive, massive amounts of it.



Group doing presentation of local commerce



Stereo-typical African photo



Me taking part in a stereo-typical African photo

More Yako

Bassa hard at work giving me braids



Canadians displaying a prime example of daily ass-sweat



My host sister, Eliane, all gussied up and inexplicably holding a knife



Cooking, Burkinabé-style!

Even more Yako

This is the school where I helped teach English and French



This is the third grade class of 99 kids



Max (aka Jesus) and I cruising



My toilet and/or shower. I had to put this photo in...I'm sorry



Tyaho making tea

Chillin with Eliane



Fatouma and Oumou at Tylers house



Max, Eliane and Gregoire at the going away party



My baby host brother, Solomon



This was my home sweet home for my stay in Yako, Burkina Faso. It housed 6 people in 2 rooms, including the kitchen and living room.

Finale

Nassaras doing a tour of local villages



Therese



Awesome Leslie and I



Max



Me, Emily and Tyler, safari-glam.