8 Months and Counting!

Well I still have a bunch of things to tell everyone about regarding the past few months, but in the meantime here’s a brief update...

Tomorrow (April 13th) officially marks 8 months of life in Senegal! Its hard to believe that 3/4 of a year has gone by so quickly. I find it even harder to believe that I've now lived in Senegal longer than I lived in London or Chicago. Who would have imagined...

A new stage of trainees has arrived (health and environmental education volunteers), so my group is no longer the low man on the totem pole. It's funny to think that not so long ago life here seemed so new (and sometimes terrifying) and now we're the ones that people are turning to for advice.

All in all, life is pretty great these days. I feel comfortable in the culture and very capable of communicating and getting around independently. I've also got some really good projects in the works, which I'm super excited about. Basically, I’m having a great time and I am pretty darn happy with how life is going. I guess you could say I’m just high on life lately :)

AND, tomorrow night I’m leaving on vacation for a week! I’m going to meet a few friends from home and travel around Spain a little. We’re going to Madrid, Seville and Cadiz. I’m going to get reacquainted with the Western world, maybe treat myself to a little bit of luxury and enjoy lots of delicious Spanish food. It should be a great trip!!

Ba bennen…