So I tried to take some pictures of my new site so you all back home can see with your own eyes what I am seeing every day...
This is Sparky-one of our dogs at the regional house. He is absolutely amazing and he insists on following us everywhere in the city (he's our aarkat-protector). He tags along to the field, the bar, offices and the market...he braves stones being thrown at him just to be with us!
This is along the side of the main road. The donkey and horse driven carts ride along this sandy stretch and the hut you see in the distance is a puular home.
Here's an example of the luxurious animal driven carts that are everywhere in Senegal. Believe me, it's harder than you think to stay on (especially when you're wearing a dress/skirt!)
Here's Bonnie (a volunteer who will be living near me) outside of a farmer's hut). I wanted to give you an idea of what an average house looks like.
This was my breakfast restaurant while I was staying in Linguere (although this is what they all look like all over the country). You have your bread, eggs, and then usually tupperware of beans, peas, onion sauce, spicy mayonnaise and if you're lucky...spicy tuna! I think I squealed when I first saw the tuna :)
And here is the incredibly delicious, and yes nutritious, breakfast sandwich: a whole half of a baguette with peas, beans, onion sauce, mayonnaise and eggs. And yes, we were lucky enough to have the heavenly tuna but my friend here is crazy and opted to nix the fish.
This is our beautiful regional house in Linguere which we will all be flocking to every two weeks or so for debrief, detox and destressing. The inside is complete with stove, fridge and freezer, shower and electricity/internet!
This is my new baby Helen Keller (no I didn't pick out the name). She was rescued by an older volunteer from evil children who like to torture cute little puppies. She's a year old and loves to follow everyone around town and cause trouble.
This is Sparky-one of our dogs at the regional house. He is absolutely amazing and he insists on following us everywhere in the city (he's our aarkat-protector). He tags along to the field, the bar, offices and the market...he braves stones being thrown at him just to be with us!
This is along the side of the main road. The donkey and horse driven carts ride along this sandy stretch and the hut you see in the distance is a puular home.
Here's an example of the luxurious animal driven carts that are everywhere in Senegal. Believe me, it's harder than you think to stay on (especially when you're wearing a dress/skirt!)
Here's Bonnie (a volunteer who will be living near me) outside of a farmer's hut). I wanted to give you an idea of what an average house looks like.
This was my breakfast restaurant while I was staying in Linguere (although this is what they all look like all over the country). You have your bread, eggs, and then usually tupperware of beans, peas, onion sauce, spicy mayonnaise and if you're lucky...spicy tuna! I think I squealed when I first saw the tuna :)
And here is the incredibly delicious, and yes nutritious, breakfast sandwich: a whole half of a baguette with peas, beans, onion sauce, mayonnaise and eggs. And yes, we were lucky enough to have the heavenly tuna but my friend here is crazy and opted to nix the fish.
This is our beautiful regional house in Linguere which we will all be flocking to every two weeks or so for debrief, detox and destressing. The inside is complete with stove, fridge and freezer, shower and electricity/internet!
This is my new baby Helen Keller (no I didn't pick out the name). She was rescued by an older volunteer from evil children who like to torture cute little puppies. She's a year old and loves to follow everyone around town and cause trouble.
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