First rain of the year!

It's mid March and we just got the first rain of the year. It only lasted for an hour of so, but it came down pretty well... and about 2 months early. It was Wednesday morning around 12:30am when we heard the drops coming down on our tin roof (a loud preview of the noise to come this rainy season). We ran outside to see what was going on. Had a band of rogue chickens landed on the roof? No, it was rain. We (ok, I, Ryan) jumped up and down a bit, and then upon re-entering the house was poked by a scorpion underneath my big toe. So bizarre, because I was wearing my sandals. I looked down and didn't see anything, but after I popped a couple Benadryls I went back outside and found the culprit clinging to the wall. Flap, dead. The sting throbbed pretty good for about 4 hours and then was just sore for another 4-6 hours. By noon that day all had gone to normal, thank God. Did I also mention that earlier that day (well, the day before I guess) I stepped on an African honey bee? Not my day to say the least.



The rain didn't last long and it's now back to being HOT HOT HOT, but it was a nice little reminiscent moment from our rainy life back in the Northwest. For once grey skies actually felt comforting.

We also had a pretty rockin' onion party in our courtyard. We worked with our neighbors to fill sacks of onions to send to a big fair type event in Ouaga called the CEDEAO. Here is Sonia pitching in.



On another note, we're doing very well on supplies, thanks to all of those who sent us packages. We feel the love! A special thanks to our friends on Owyhee Ct et Dede/ Guy, who recently multiplied our stack of goodies by 10. You guys rock!

We are currently out of site to participate in another little training session in Ouaga. We're learning a lot about our jobs, the NGOs that work here in Burkina and how we can collaborate with them.

Finally, wanted to share the cure little gecko we found clinging to the hotel wall this morning.