Showing posts with label Burkina Faso. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burkina Faso. Show all posts

Monday, April 12, 2010

We did the Ouagadougou



Since our last blog way back in Jan., we have been traveling.

In early Feb. we had an agreeable group of tourists and we went through northern Ghana and into Burkina Faso.

Pictured are painted houses from Tiebele, a village right over the Ghana border in Burkina Faso. Otherwise, a typical African village, Tiebele is an artists dream. The mud houses are painted by the village women who, rightly so, take great pride in their work.

If you'd like to see more photos of the houses, we posted some on Cross Cultural Collaborative Flickr page.

Our final destination was the capital of Burkina, Ouagadougou. There's something about the way it sounds that just makes you want to go there. It reminded me a little of a wild west movie, but it also has a wonderful museum and is the home of a famous film festival. Guess you can say that it has something to appeal to everyone.

We did meet a few camels strolling down the street, but there are mostly bicycles and motorbikes and very few cars.

If Timbuktu sounds appealing, consider joining our next tour in Jan. 2011.

Monday, January 18, 2010


Shoveling snow in Boston and packing for Ghana.
What a contrast.
From Ghana we go to Burkina Faso.
Read all about it when we get back.
We have been updating the VOICES page at http://www.culturalcollaborative.org
It's still missing alot of Aba House alumni, but if you'd like to see who's been to Aba House, the VOICES page is the place to look.
And if you'd like to be an Aba House alumni, let us know.
Our next programs will take place in July and August. Check the WORKSHOP page at http://www.culturalcollaborative.org. If you don't see what you want, contact us. We can put together a program for you.