The second half of Ramandan has been just as good as the first. Last weekend a bunch of us took a boat to an island and had a great time getting a bit fried on the beach. It was a nice relaxing over night get away. Not that Ramandan is stressful but its nice to have some time with a bunch of the other female PCVs. We did have one guy with and he did very well with all the girl talk that was going on.
I can't remember if I mentioned last time that I got my hair braided. Well its still in... sort of. I took out all 167 little elastics and tied the braids into a pony tail which is slowly unraveling itself.
Thursday is Korité here and I will take off for Kedougou the day after to help at a camp down there. Not really looking forward to the long trip down but it should be a good experience.
I've started some new exercises that I am enjoying. I got them out of a couple magazines that my wonderful sister, Kelly, gave me. Trying to keep fit here is a bit tough right now since its so hot you don't want to go out and run or walk.
Ohhh I've also started Salsa lessons with my sitemate, Laura. They are a lot of fun. We are learning a Senegalese style which according to the teacher is more advanced then the basic steps. We've had two lessons so far and have gotten some of the movements down. Its fun to just start practicing them when your doing things like brushing your teeth.
ok need to go. ciao.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
so i guess this actually gets read....
I recently met someone who told me they actually read my blog before coming to country and it was helpful so now I feel obligated to keep updating it.
Well things are good. Very good. My sitemate, Laura, and I have been having a lot of fun lately. It is currently the second week of Ramadan. I fasted for two days with water and then got bored so on Wednesday Laura came over for lunch and we made a very nice veggie curry with moraccan couscous and then had a nice glass of sherry afterwords that I had bought in the Madrid DutyFree on my way back from a lovely 4 week vacation to the UK with my family.
The vacation was just what I needed. Relaxing, with my wonderful family and good friends, cold (wearing jeans and longsleeves was so nice), good food (berry season!), siteseeing, and not being the center of attention when I walk down the street. I'm glad I didn't go back to the US for vacation. I think I would have been bored and at the same time not want to come back. My family would have all been working as would my friends. The UK was a better choice because it was really expensive and I wasn't prepared to be in that weather for an extended period of time. Plus my family was on holiday too. But living out of a suitcase is fine for a bit but then you just want to be in your own bed.
My first few days back were mainly spent hanging out in kaolack waiting for the rain to stop so I could go back to Sokone. I ended up only getting 5 hours there before heading back up to Dakar to get a proposal written for the Fruit Dryers for Ndef Leng. That was a lot of fun because there were a lot of other volunteers there for various conferences and meetings. Everything getting squeezed in before Ramadan starts.
Well thats all I have time for today. Oh yesterday was my one year anniversary in country!
Ciao!
Well things are good. Very good. My sitemate, Laura, and I have been having a lot of fun lately. It is currently the second week of Ramadan. I fasted for two days with water and then got bored so on Wednesday Laura came over for lunch and we made a very nice veggie curry with moraccan couscous and then had a nice glass of sherry afterwords that I had bought in the Madrid DutyFree on my way back from a lovely 4 week vacation to the UK with my family.
The vacation was just what I needed. Relaxing, with my wonderful family and good friends, cold (wearing jeans and longsleeves was so nice), good food (berry season!), siteseeing, and not being the center of attention when I walk down the street. I'm glad I didn't go back to the US for vacation. I think I would have been bored and at the same time not want to come back. My family would have all been working as would my friends. The UK was a better choice because it was really expensive and I wasn't prepared to be in that weather for an extended period of time. Plus my family was on holiday too. But living out of a suitcase is fine for a bit but then you just want to be in your own bed.
My first few days back were mainly spent hanging out in kaolack waiting for the rain to stop so I could go back to Sokone. I ended up only getting 5 hours there before heading back up to Dakar to get a proposal written for the Fruit Dryers for Ndef Leng. That was a lot of fun because there were a lot of other volunteers there for various conferences and meetings. Everything getting squeezed in before Ramadan starts.
Well thats all I have time for today. Oh yesterday was my one year anniversary in country!
Ciao!
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