Day 3

Good morning everyone!

Last night a bunch of us played volleyball and soccer for hours in the humid, sticky weather. It reminded me of Mexico where I played beach soccer all day everyday. I already have a reputation as a soccer player here (I scored 4 goals :) and I emphasized the fact that I would love to work with girls and create soccer programs. I also think it would be amazing to build upon Wangari Maathai's Green Belt Movement and expand it in Senegal. The goals of this program are to empower women through the planting of trees, and then I could easily fuse sports into this program.

Last night was brutally hot and humid so none of us slept. I actually slept through my alarm (which I never do) and woke up an hour late! This morning I opted for a last Luna bar instead of the bread and chocolate and a nice cup of tea. First think we had our program overviews where I met all of my leaders and went over the syllabus in detail. I can't believe that I'll be living with a Senegalese family at the beginning of next week! After that I had my French interview which surprisingly went well and I was able to hold a conversation for 10 minutes. I ended up talking a lot about my brothers and their sports, and my love with animals (I stuck to the easy words!). We've had a lot of time off today so I've been catching up on email and studying my wolof for my test tomorrow. ...I should be fine but I definitely need to study more! The rest of the day is pretty much free except for some health overview so hopefully later on I'll get some soccer in and get to sleep early!