Expat Interviews Blog January Archive

Beth Expat Interview

By Interviewer at 01/01/08 09:33

What is your name?

Beth

What is your current age or age range?

Most Burkinabé have only a vague idea of their age. But I have to admit that, unlike most people here, I do actually have a birth certificate.

What country are you native to?

I was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. But as I had absolutely no interest in college football, I had to leave as soon as possible. But then things got complicated: I moved to Chicago- where I eventually met my future spouse. We moved to Switzerland and our first daughter was born in Geneva. Then we moved to France....and four years later moved to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. We have been here for almost nine years now, so it sort of feels like home, at this point.

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