I'll admit I've been dragging my feet about updating the blog merely because it seemed such a huge task after four months but mother has been quite adamant about it so here goes nothing!
So what has happened the last four months? Since it's been rainy season all of the villagers have been working in the fields, and therefore so have I. All I can say about it is that I never knew how good a work out plowing a field by hand could be. Seriously, sometimes I thought I was going to die of the heat! However after all the hard work is over you get great and satisfying results. My personal favorite has been the corn. When the corn ripened we ate cooked (burnt? they put the corn on the cob on hot coals and wait until it 'pops') corn all the time! Best snack food ever. |
| A field on the way to my road town. It's so green! |
I also was able to go home for my little brother's wedding at the end of August, which was awesome! Congratulations Andrew!!
In conclusion, so much has happened so I don't really know what to put in this post, but I am going to try very hard to write more often so I can actually write things that are interested. And now, peektures.
My mother, niece and nephew decided that the best place for a nap was on the floor of my hut. One of the biggest adjustments I had to make when I got to country was the complete lack of personal space and time you get here. My personal bubble has definitely shrunk a considerable amount.
This is a charete, now you know what I'm talking about when I write about them. These kind people stopped and let me catch a ride with them to my road town when I was walking there. This was day one of my five day journey to the states for my little brother's wedding. Congratulations Andrew!!!
This is also a charete, albeit a very small one who's horse is more of a gin bottle. I woke up one morning and found Goor constructing this toy and thought it was so cool. This is how you play toy cars Senegal style.
Ugh morning traffic, am I right? Although it may be easier to navigate than a gridlock of autos, this traffic jam is slightly more terrifying when I'm trying to ride through it on my bike.
