SO! Its been a pretty smooth run. Seen, done, experienced, appreciated... And a little piece of me is ready to come home, while the bigger piece would very much like to hop over to a neighboring country and start this journey all over again.
We are back in Ouaga (in the insane heat - it was MUCH cooler in Bobo) wrapping up the festivities. Before leaving Bobo we visited an orphenage which was definitely an experience. Adorable babies everywhere, crying. The majority of the children there were there because their parents couldnt afford to raise them to 18months (at which, if not adopted, their parents are called to come pick them up). The had under 10 children who had actually been abandoned by their parents as well as some whose parents had both died. I can definitely see now how people can take trips like these and come home with children. Pretty heart wrenching.
We gave over the donations to the Orphans and Widowed women's mango factory. We had a lot of toys meant for children but turns out the majority of the orphans were around my age... hilarious girls. Definitely wish we got to stay there longer.
Air conditionned bus ride went really smoothly except for the 30 minute pause the followed a little scare we had after noticing there was smoke rizing from the bottom of the bus. But, not to worry, all is well and we made it back in one piece.
I guess that's it from this part of the Globe. This isnt my last post, just my last post from over here. Thanks for reading and following my trip with me. Im sure it'll take me a while to make sense of everything Ive experienced here but the good thing is I have a lifetime to do it.
Until the next time.
PEACE
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