American Footballs in Africa

Last Tuesday evening my family went out on a walk. That was the same night we got to our hotel in Bobo, Burkina Faso.

Well, we went to a supermarket and I went upstairs, just to see what was up there. I saw a lot of weird things, like a Harley Davidson motorcycle for kids and then my eye caught the sight of soccer balls  and I went over there, and when I looked closely I saw some wrapped up logo-covered American footballs!

I was tempted to buy one, but decided to wait for the one my Grandpa said he was sending...can't wait for it to get here.

Anywho,
Kojo

Termites as weathermen?

Termite mounds are huge…some of them anyway. On this trip, we’ve seen some mounds that are 30+ feet high and 10+ feet wide. Here are some examples, but we saw the biggest one today but didn’t get a picture ‘cause we were zooming past it at 200 miles per hour (of course Dad was speeding). [not true]

We learned a bit about how termites build these mounds .When they think it is going to rain, they stop building the mounds. Some termites have the job to forecast weather. So, if you see new dirt being added to the top of a mound, it will not rain that day.

Also, each mound has its own chief (just like a village chief we met today at Mognori – another blog post that I will do). When the chief dies, the whole mound evacuates and must build a new mound for a new chief!

"The fat one's Edwin."

Last Friday, when I was walking to the Junior High School, I stopped by the Helaman Shop to reward myself for another week of school in Ghana. My reward? A Fanta Orange.

Anywho, when I got to the JHS, I looked for Hannah. I found her by her classroom - she had to scrub the washroom (she signed up to be a 'Friday Sweeper'). Hannah and I walked to the car when she was done. Then a boy named Kwame, who is our neighbor, asked for a ride home. His friends came with him.

Now it gets funny...

My Mom asked, "Kwame, who are your friends?" Kwame said, "Well, the fat one's Edwin and the short one's James." Meanwhile, Edwin was nodding enthusiastically.

Bye, bye.
Kojo