My really awesome friend Heather who always sends me the best letters recently sent me these inquiries from her 3rd grade class last year... sorry it took so long to get them up!
1. Does Burkina Faso US
I admit… I had to google it, though I was pretty sure they did.
The national symbol is their coat of arms, which, today, looks like:
Burkina Faso does have a national anthem, but it's all in French. It was written by former President Thomas Sankara and is often called Une Seule Nuit, though the offical name is Le Ditanye. Here are the lyrics in French!
2. What do kids in Burkina Faso
They play! They love to play games like tag, and hide and seek, and a game kind of like hopscotch they draw in the dirt. They also like to talk, and do headstands, and wrestle. They like to do all sorts of the same things you like to do! They really like to run around and dance though. That might be the most fun thing, dancing. Oh, or soccer. Lots of kids like to play soccer, too,
3. Why did you choose to go to Africa ?
Well, I asked for them to send me here for a lot of reasons. One is because I already knew a little bit of French and that is one of the languages they speak here (just like the people from France)-- nobody speaks English in Burkina Faso at all! I also wanted to go here because there are a lot of countries with people living a lot different than how we do in the US Africa ever since I was little; I never really told anyone, but I did. I like it here in Burkina Faso, but Africa is a big place so maybe one day I’ll get to see more of it!
4. If you could stay longer than two years, would you?
That is a very good question, and the answer is: I don’t know! I really like living here, but I miss my family and friends back in the US
5. What is clothing like in Burkina Faso
It’s usually very different than what we wear in the US. In the village where I live, women wear big pieces of pretty fabric tied like long skirts, and shirts made from the same pretty fabric or just regular t-shirts. Men wear pants (women never ever do!) and nice shirts, or t-shirts. Sometimes the men wear shirts made out of the same fabric as women, or long shirts that go down to their knees over pants (called a boubou). Women often wear scarves wrapped around their hair, and sometimes men wear hats if they’re a certain religion. (Anybody know what Islam is?) In the cities sometimes people dress just like we do in the US, but I’ve never seen anyone wear shorts—ever!
6. How do they celebrate big events? Parades? Parties?
Mostly people dance and eat really really good food! Weddings are really big celebrations, especially if one family is rich, and people celebrate holidays the same way. I love parties here!
