...they will suprise you with yet another thing you didnt expect. I had to stop my project in one of the Daaras as parents came all way down from the villages to the capital to take their children back home. With my instruments, I did something which is not good for a Muslim, although I had the Ok from the responsible of the school. It broke my heart but I had to remove the instruments... Apparently nobody was really interested in the fact that the children really really really enjoyed... Then I heard that Enda Sante, where I wanted to start [View Full Entry]

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Monday and yesterday were my first days with the kids. Sorry that I cant put any pics online, but this computer just is toooo old... next time then; 'cause I already took more than 200 pictures... I have to find a solution for that, the harddisc of my laptop just doesnt take it... Finally, I'll work in 2 schools. Monday and wednesday from 16 to 19 and tuesday and thursday from 17 to 19 ò clock. Probably with the small children only. The youth are too good, they really dont need me, they just needed the instruments. Enthusiasm was huge, it [View Full Entry]

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...with all those ceremonies coming up next weekend, so my hair's got the Afrolook again. Dont worry, I'll take it out in about 2 weeks, I dont want to cry about losing all my hair like I did last year. But it was quite an adventure, it took 2 of the women from my family about 10 hours. With the electricity gone, I even spent yesterday morning with my head half normal half Afro... Today my project in Koranschool Daara Mbod will start. I'll work with about 45 boys aged 6 to 18. I transported 12 instruments, destinated for the 2 [View Full Entry]

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... no news really. I fled from my appartment where there was no water and no electricity since I got up this morning. Here in Guediawaye they installed a "groupe" yesterday, so that people dont have to spend the day sitting at their desk and waiting for electricity anymore... I'll visit the 2nd Daara that I'll work with this afternoon. Then I finally know which days at which time I will work, starting next week. The instruments are bought, beautifully crafted objects. Reading and setting up activities for the kids is also made. Tomorrow I'll go to the theater; a friend [View Full Entry]

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Finally there's electricity again. Well ok, which means that there's no water. But you cant have anything you ask for, can you? Second week in Senegal. In the meantime, I caught a cold. No idea how, with this heat, but anyway... I learned to drink milk if your stomach doesnt do what you want him to. Great method, but I hope I wont need it anymore... I spent some more time at the sea, barbecueing fish, really really really great. I went to see my family too. And got invited to 2 weddings and 1 funeral ceremony. Well, that needs new [View Full Entry]

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Well, I'm feeling a lot like a Peace Corps volunteer these days. Our water was cut off for five straight days and we had to take bucket baths. We had to go get water from boreholes in the neighborhood. We have a pump in our yard, but it has never worked; we thought it best to suck it up and get it fixed because we didn't know how long the water problem would last. We heard that disgruntled citizens tend to break the pipes that carry water from St. Louis to Dakar when they want to make political statements. I have [View Full Entry]

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Happy Belated Father's Day to all the dads out there. It is pretty slim pickings for gifts for dad in Senegal. Kaijah said we should get him flowers. I told her flowers probably would not excite him, but we could make him a "Man Bouquet"....so here it is...Coca-Cola and Coronas! Quite the bouquet; he was very happy! [View Full Entry]

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Just around the house.... [View Full Entry]

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Well, just look at the pictures... it's the street I'm living in. [View Full Entry]

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The one thing you should do with these temperatures... [View Full Entry]

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