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Christmas Time

From Jan & Marge's journey to Burkina, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Morocco!!! in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on Dec 23 '05

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Chapter 7: Christmas away from home

No snow, no cold, no winter jackets, no desire to snuggle up at home after a freezing day, no christmas shopping, no annoying crowds of people at the shopping malls, no christmas music everywhere you go, no gift wrapping, no santa clauses everywhere, no time spent with family, no long time friends to personally give best wishes to, no christmas tree... is it really christmas? The calendar seems to say so, and i guess it must be true.

Is it really December 24th?

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In order to try to recreate the christmas spirit a little, a couple of Oxfam volunteers and us decided to make a massive supper tonight. We've spent a lot of money on food, wine, and even rhum to make eggnogg (none of us have ever even tried it, but it sounded like a good thing to do). We'll spend the day cooking, and have a feast tonight. A fellow volunteer brought some decorations from home, which should help us feel jolly in this holiday season.

We hope all of you have a wonderful christmas, we send you our best wishes, and thank you for reading our journal. :)

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airam on Dec. 23, 2005 @ 11:18PM said

A ja wam po POlsku:) Szczesliwego Nowego Roku !!!! marysia i krzysiu

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ania on Dec. 23, 2005 @ 11:18PM said

we'll put an extra seat for u and for jan and obviously for a homeless person.. so like everyone's gonna be sitting 70 km apart haha. oh man i have another joke but it's one of those that u told me not to say in public. So i'll let u know later. LOVE U SO SO SO VERY MUCH!! as long as u guys are happy, i'm happy. -Maya

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wisnia on Dec. 23, 2005 @ 11:18PM said

heyhey malgos and jan.. :) j'ai pensé à vous deux le 24!! j'espère que vous avez eu un peu de repos et de temps pour vous pendant les fêtes.. if it makes you feel any better about being homesick, it was raining a bit and then it was 2o degrees the next day.. un peu bizarre, hein? Merry Christmas! How did your eggnog turn out? and Marge, did you bring out your guitar? I hope you tell us of your NYE celebrations with loads of details.. Do your hosts and new friends have any unique traditions to ring in the new year? Please keep writing! J'vous embrasse fort fort fort!

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touriste on Dec. 23, 2005 @ 11:18PM said

salut j'ai bien compris que l'ambiance de noel vous manque eh oui c,est la nostalgie qui fait son apparition hahaha en ce qui concerne la neige ici à montréal je crois qu'on pris notre dose cette fois-ci ça fait de cela 15 jours on avait reçu 45cm de neige ça m'a empeché d'aller à l'école un peu de repos ne fait de mal à personne. et apparement ils ont annonce une autre tempete de neige avec des vents violents .tenez bon le mois de mai approche et bonne fetes à vous bye

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Samir on Dec. 23, 2005 @ 11:18PM said

Hey guys! Sorry I missed out on yoru previoud postings cause you didn't sound out any %*$%!@ updates! Thats cool...my bad. So merry Xmas and happy new year to you both. I loved your story about the weekend getaway. My stomach dropped a couple of times reading about your adventure and getting harassed. And..of course...the flat tires! haha for me the problem was always with the starter, breaking every 20 minutes, having to find another mechanic. You just have to enjoy situations like that and laugh, because you get screwed everywhere you go! Ok well nice to read your stories...take care! -Samir

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