Tomorrow at 7:30 (an ugly time no matter where I am...) my group and I are leaving the SIT office for a (theoretically) 10 hour drive to Kedougou, a village in the southeastern corner of Senegal. (Look at the handy little map if you like!)
For the first few days we're staying in a "campement" together, going on mini-hikes (yes, even for my standards they're "mini"), picnic-ing and swimming in waterfall pools. Monday is the first day I am actually staying with my village family - in a Basaari settlement. As of right now I know all of their last names start with B, and they are Christian Animists...and apparently enjoy a good bon-fire dance. After three days in our separate villages we come back together - to decompress a little - and do some good market shopping. Apparently I must get some honey, indigo dyed cloth, and jewelry. I think I can handle these shopping requirements.
So to summarize...you must find some other way to fill your days than by reading my incredibly thought-provoking, witty and astounding blog posts.
Also just as an interesting aside, and to further ensure that my uncle maintains an appropriate level of jealousy, I have recently been invited, by the manager of Baaba Maal, to visit Baaba Maal at his house, after we return from the village. So we'll see if that happens...
Good luck. Get ready for some great pictures (hopefully) of Kedougou and my bon-fire dancing.
Just to add some color to all this fascinating text - this is the cultural center with free events every night, and incredible artwork. I went there (last week?) for a break dancing/hip hop performance.
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