Mogo

Sorry, I am really bad at keeping this blog up. I am now at my official site, Mogo Yalalbe, and it is fabulous. So many things have happened since my last post. I swore in, obviously, and I am now an official Peace Corps volunteer woo! I am currently still trying to settle into my new hut and my new family. They are absolutely amazing. My dad is the village chief and is a traditional healer but has yet to make me any of his tree bark concoctions. I live in a hut with no electricity or running water, which actually makes life quite peaceful but dirty. The best part of my compound is all the crazy little children running around. I introduced them to bubbles the other day and they went nuts! I then proceeded to put stickers on everyones faces including the adults. The other day I made the mistake of giving them markers and they all just ended up drawing on themselves and then it just turned into an all out marker war. There is one kid, Abu, who is so bad but is the cutest little monkey you have ever seen. I have posted pictures on facebook if you want to see everyone. Life is good here and I cant wait until I can start working. Next week I go to Ndioum for the regional retreat which should be a nice break. A week after that is Jazz Fest in St. Louis, which means beach and parties. I come to Ourossogui quite often so Ill try to keep this more updated. Keep reading!

3 weeks in

It's been three weeks and I'm still in Mboro and obviously still alive. Pulaar class is going well even though the language makes absolutely no sense to me. The garden is coming along...there are some things growing...kind of. I am going back to Thies tomorrow for a few days to take some tests and get even more shots. I'm sorry that I'm so horrible at keeping in touch with everyone, it's kind of difficult. Thank goodness we met a volunteer that lives here so I can get free internet yay! Except we have completely intruded on his life since we met him. We finally went to the beach the other day and it was so nice to see the ocean. There's this little fishing village there called Mboro sur Mer. We really lucked out with our training site, it's absolutely wonderful. I must get home before dark but I will make another entry soon. 

First week

Okay, so I've been here for a week and a half and so much has happened. I've been living with my training host family in Mboro and I absolutely love them. They are fantastic. We've been working on our garden at the school there and we have planted moringa trees, lettuce, tomatoes, cabbage, okra, and bissap. The kids have been difficult, but we're dealing with it. I almost got hit by a car on my bike..I'll post a picture later. Mboro is paradise. It's not that hot, it's right next to the beach, and there are no mosqitos. I'm learning the language slowly but surely, but it's a lot of fun. My teacher is the funniest, most patient man I've ever met. I'm sorry that this is so choppy and non-intimate, but I only have so much time right now. I'll be able to write more later when my schedule isn't so outrageously insane. Haa gongol!

I'm here!

So I've been in Senegal for about 3 days now and it's fantastic! There's not really a lot to talk about yet, but I did find out which language I'll be learning as well as how to mix soil and plant trees. I will be learning Pulaar du Nord which means I could pretty much end up anywhere. I will post more soon so keep tuning in!