"The Life"

Come this Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, Im officially done with training. I can now tell you how to say useful phrases in Seereer like, "this Coke is as warm as piss, go get me another one you evil woman." Can you believe I actally learned that phrase today? Though Im glad training is over. The only downfall is that for the next three months Im going to be living in my village. I wont really be doing anything in my village except for talking with people and getting myself established. I wont be working or travelling, and i wont be going to class. Instead, I have three months of downtime to just meet everyone and to learn my environment. Its going to be very boring!! This is important because I made a promise to stay in my village for the whole three months. I have the option to visit anyone in my region, and my region is huge. Though I'm excited to meet my new Senegalese family and friends. Ill be spending the next two years with them and I want them to respect me. So what Im trying to say is that I wont have internet connection for three months. You can still email me, though i wont get them for a while. Instead I urge you to call me or write letters. Once I get my new address in SOKONE, I will find a way to post it on my blog. Please send letters, it will give me something to do in the next few months, and years. Theres a lot of down time here and things get boring really fast. I still have a cell phone too, and I keep it on at all times. Well, if I dont here from anyone in three months than good luck and bon voyage.

"Dilooxaam mbind es na Amerik, ndaa cinj estass, Kaam nomtoox kaa mbind es ga' Basil es na Amerik. Bugaam nuun fop. Kaa i njeetaay kaa na ongool onge taduk. " -Pape Ngom

"I miss my home in America, but after my service, I will return to my home and family in America. I love you all. We will talk in three months." Paul Powers