The Final Thienaba Days

Baobab Tree in the fields near my house in Thienaba... I get to see this everyday!

French Class with Regina (la Prof), Lindsay, Michelle and Ankith

Yes Mums! I'm alive and have the pic to prove it!

So I'm in the midst of my final days in Thienaba and I ,ust say that I will miss my family here very much. I feel a little bad that I haven't really been learning to speak there native tongue (Wolof) and have instead been concentrating on my French (at my site le gens parlent francais et Pulaar, pas Wolof et francais), but it makes for some good jokes with my one Pulaar sister as I always say I'm going to visit and speak Pulaar with her so that no one else can understand (a bit of a role reversal as I'm usually the clueless one).

Some local Sai-Sais returning from the fields wanted their picture taken

Believe it or not I've actually been getting up at sunrise to run recently (I know, I'm surprised too) and the millet fields interspersed with baobab trees and ant highways are beautiful (and pleasantly cool) with the rising sun and layer of mist... not to mentioned the surprised faces of the local farmers when a toabab comes running through the fields at 7am. I've really been enjoying this last week of training; I'm finally fairly comfortable with my French and the days are generally relaxed. I also bought a boubou today for swear in, so get ready for a few pictures of the Senegalese Mike (as my brother claims me to be). Peace out, Happy Halloween, and talk to you all soon!

Language class... I'm pretending to speak French and Wolof

PS: I finally have some pics with me in them for you Mums! You can thank Ankith (Ibrahima) and Lindsay (Yacine)