I am here. In Bamako. The capital of the hot, West-African, landlocked nation. About 12 million people are spread on a area corresponding to that of South Africa. After several hours airborne thanks to Air France, we landed this evening on time, sometime after 9 pm. I appreciate being in a country where the majority is not white. This is the case in most countries in the world, but not the image given in the West and through the media. I enjoy entering a new country, with all its different smells, sounds, tastes, feelings and things to look at.
On the same flight where three other former missionaries which are especially invited to partake in the festivities regarding the completed new testament of the tribal language kassonke. Normisjon, the organization for which I work, is behind the alphabetization of the language and now translation of the newest part of the Bible.
It is time to hit the sack, and in this guesthouse owned by my organization, we are blessed with both aircondition and mosquito net. Temperature wise, it is fairly cool though – “only” around 25 degrees Celsius. When the sun resurfaces, the heat will increase a fair bit.
More to come. Much more. Hopefully I will be able to share a bit before I am back in Norway. It will be hectic and with limited internet access. But it is fun. I particularly appreciate being in a place being fairly sheltered from the West and tourism.
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oh dre dre! i am so jealous of your travels! i haven't read your blog in a while, but now that i see you are traveling, i am excited for you, cuz here i am, trying to study and prepare for a neuro patient i will see tomorrow. blah. i would much rather travel and explore the world! ahhh...to be free...and have money of course. neither of which i have at the moment. but actually, i did get a chance to go to joshua tree national park this past sunday, and i thought of you my dre dre. if you have time look up the park online. it's an amazing national park in the desert with joshua trees and interesting rock formations/piles. who knew the desert could be so beautiful? i thought of you and our trips in good ol'australia...ayers rock and such...remember? ahh...the good days. without your influence around my photographing skills have dropped markedly. i am ashamed. well...i guess i didn't have much to begin with anyway, so it wasn't a big drop. but i could always rely on you to take those great pics. gosh darnit i miss you dre!!!
anywho, have a great trip! and i will be sure to check back to read of your adventures! love you!
Hei du Sindregutt! Artig å få melding og ikke minst lese at NO er du der! Jeg kjenner reisefeberen komme og jeg kjenner med delaktig i det du opplever:) Ta godt vare på sekundene, timene tar vare på seg sjøl (Lord Philip Chesterfield)La deg forandre og påvirke av mennesker du møter. Også på denne turen, utgjør møtet med akkurat det mennesket den stor forskjellen! Alle gode tanker, pappa
Godt å høre at du e kommen vel fram! Håpe på nån eksotiske bilda etterkvert ;)
TOUBABOU!!!!
Kos deg maksimalt ;-) Kjempegøy å høre godt nytt fra et kjært land! Tror du har mye spennende i vente.
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