So I had a few different blog entries to post, however in my continual fabulous luck with computers in Senegal, especially Kaolack as of late, this computer does not have Word so it wont let me open my saved entries on my thumb drive. Alas, another time...at least there is power right now (after waiting for it to come back on for 10 minutes).
So yea, in dirty and disgusting Kaolack right now. Hopefully will be headed back to site this afternoon, after lunch and a nap since I havent slept well in a few days. School starts a week from Monday, God willing, so I need to work hard this week to finish the world maps I am painting on the walls of the two real classrooms at my school. The world, Africa, and Senegal maps are mostly completed in one of the rooms, now it just needs finer details and touchups, while the other still needs them all to be traced and painted. I am not sure that will all get done, but we shall see. Little by little.
My APCD came to visit me and have a village meeting about a week ago, to start talking about my work and informing my village that procuring a health hut is not my sole responsibility. While I think people understood a lot of what he was talking about with development and thinking about village health problems, it really only served as a reminder for them to keep telling me how much they want a health hut (like a small first aid/delivery clinic). I want and plan to help them take the steps to start developing one, but that is a big project that can take several years, so I dont want to have the pressure of their expectations that I will get it done in my two years here. If it happens, fabulous. If I only help start getting people to work their trained and help them start raising money but my replacements actually get it built, that should be ok as well. Alas.
Also in the past week, with the end of Ramadan, I have officially started reading the Harry Potter series. I am planning on finishing 2 before leaving Kaolack and taking 3 and 4 with me back to the village. I feel like a 12 year old, its fabulous!
Ok, that is basically it. While I have real updates, I guess you can all wait until I have better internet access to read it. Thanks for the emails, letters, and packages. Love you and miss you all... I am almost 7 months in!
2 commentaires:
i have been waiting for this update...:) hahah I hope you're stopping at the post office on your way back and that my letter has made it to you...I'd be very upset if it still didn't arrive. Also! I didn't tell you what the lady at the post office was doing when I was sending the package (I just told you how I didn't get yelled at)! She was putting in West Africa as the country and she's like "would it be under another country?" and I was like "no, I've sent her stuff to this address many times before with no problems" (assuming she's putting in Senegal) and then she's like "i've put in West Africa AND Africa and neither will work" and I almost started cracking up but instead I was just like "well, that's not the country....Senegal is the COUNTRY!" hahah and then of course it worked! :)
Not only did I have a latte for you yesterday, I MADE a latte for you in my latte mug! So it wasn't starbucks it was KATIE'S CAFE (with sbux espresso). I'll have that peppermint mocha soon though!
Hi Bethany,
What a great idea to paint the maps on the walls (yes, this comes from a former geography teacher). That is going to be so helpful. Lucky thing for your village you are so competent as an artist.
Happy Painting.
Jodi
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