Originally posted by MacStripey[..]
my dad was hired as railroad engineer to build new railroads in Algeria and Burkina Faso (former Haute Volta). So my parents, my brother and me moved there. While he worked, my brother and me went to school there. Part French, part German schools. Good times, looking back. Swimming in the sea with our dogs. Learning judo from a big at least seven feet tall black trainer who always made me laugh as a kid, the scents and images I memorized...learning from the poorest of the poor that money or possessions don't make a person, it's love and kindness and tolerance, they taught me that and they lived it....all that.
And travelling the Sahara took place over a period of 2 months, with our caravan and friends with theirs, crossing some country borders, experiencing the most incredible sandstorms, seeing so many stars in the night sky you can't even begin to count, meeting Tuareg and all... yeah. that was that
Originally posted by MacStripey:[..]
hahaha
Originally posted by patou2:[..]
There are a lot of young people here , but you know and i know that the 30 s is the best age
Its worth a book 
worth to write down, and to give us to read after 
Originally posted by patou2: woww that is really interesting !!
great history !!
Any pics ??
I knew about you having lived in Africa, I just didn't know the whole story was so amazing!! It's worth a book indeed 
