what has been long over due and what has recently happened, plus a "vada"

So it has been ages since I have written anything of interest, not to mention update this foul creation known as a blog which commands your very attention every second of every day to send your ideas and thoughts and general curiosities to the masses that would want to ever read such obscurities.
Having been in the city of Gaoua, Burkina Faso, Africa for now 2 months. I have seen and experienced quite a many things. Gaoua (pronounced "Ga-ow-a")is a city in the hills, and being in a flat country the profiles of these "trying to be mountains" really do add some flare to the otherwise boring countryside. But by some miracle of a most bizarre "fetish de terre" things do grow here, adding the color green to the by contrast brown that covers the rest of this third world country.
But here I am, and here I will stay for the time being. At least until my next training session which sends me to the capital city of Ouagadougou for a week, in which I get to eat things like pizza and hamburgers. Which the burgers are actually decent but the pizza is less than to be desired. But being in a 3rd World country. Who can really complain, the idea of cheese here is a whim. So anytime that it is indeed added to the things that pass for food here, it is a time for great celebration. Also the restaurants actually give you condiments, which again is something that is far and few between unless in the capital city, which, being a capital of a country is not as large as one would think.
But here in Gaoua, I have started to teach. I have 13 working computers, and a schedule that enables me to finally teach and have the students have some practice time with the computers. Which is finally a decent way to run a class, considering I am in Africa. But for most of these students, they have never even touched a computer let alone have taken a course about using them. So I have the privilege of not only creating an interesting course for these spongy minds to soak but also be the first to be able to introduce them to the wonders of technology. Though it is a rather bizarre contrast to have so many students actually know some things about computers, and possibly own them. But these cases are 1 in 100, literally.
Some fun short stories:
1) The Vada and I met the other day. And for those not versed in the french names of West African animals, that would be a monitor lizard. I caught a baby one in my class the other day. It came in through the windows and I put it into a sack. I'll post a photo to facebook later. I then took it around to show some people who were actually scared of the little guy. Which for me to watch a 17 year old boy run in terror of a little lizard which was safely tucked into a clear sack was rather exciting.
2) So the other day my neighbor found and killed a snake in our courtyard, now I have the unusual opportunity to live in an apartment like scenario, unlike any of the other peace corps volunteers here. So this keeps me in contact with the local population and provides me with "friends". But as for the snake, him knowing that I like animals placed it near my door for me to see. Which I saw, it was a small type of viper. Deadly, hence why it was now in its present state, dead. But I have a woman who does my laundry, and for anyone who has even attempted to wash their jeans by hand will know this to be very difficult work. I don't like it. So I have it done for me. She is well compensated. But not well enough to deal with a dead snake at my door. Here there is a hand motion for not doing something, it's like clapping your hands in a brushing motion. Similar to ours. But when she saw the snake, she made the motion and walked away. My neighbor then disposed of the soon to be pig food corpse and only then would she continue her work.

For now in my opinion I feel I have bestowed sufficient information. Later