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I just wanted to take a quick moment to thank you all for checking in on my blog-it's a much easier way to keep in touch given my situation for the semester. That being said, please excuse the spelling and grammatical errors that will inevitably show up here-I have limited internet access daily, and I think that the most important function of this travel blog, rather than to showcase my writing skills, is to prove to you all that I am, in fact, still alive! So, I hope you enjoy my posts-feel free to comment and email me (though if I do not respond, don't take it personally! It's a matter of me not having time, not of me not having interest)...and feel free to pass the link along.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

January 19

Helloooooo Mom and Dad and the approximately 3 other people that read this blog!
Not too much new to report here-we're starting to settle into a routine of classes (our WARC ones, at least) which is nice; I feel like I'm finally starting to have a little structure to my life.  I have now had Wolof; Gender and Development, and African Literature, all of which have been great-I never have more than 8 students in ay of these classes.  Hopefully, we'll have our other 2 classes (to be taken at Cheikh Anta Diop) by the weekend.  I tested into the highest level of French proficiency which I guess is good, but I'm a litte nervous to be taking Anthropology classes taught in French with native French speakers...
So enough with the boring stuff.  Unfortunately, there isn't too much new and exciting to report.  I was hoping to put up my pictures from orientation today, but alas, Ani Cole (the cutest 3 year old girl ever that is one of my host sisters) found her way into my room yesterday, picked up my camera and deleted everything that had ever been on it.  Ever.  So I will be starting from scratch.  I can't even be mad at her though, she's sooooo adorableeee.  Well actually I am kind of upset.  But I'll get over it.  Anyways the photos up until this point were mostly the generic sight-seeing things that you can find on a postcard, but still.  Needless to say my room is now locked, even when I juust step our to g to the bathroom where I can't wipe myself or wash my hands.
Oh!  Had my first experince watching la lutte yesterday (Senegalese wrestling).  So everyone here is obsessed with wrestling, and as far as I can tell, it's very similar to American wrestling (I mean real wrestling, like boys in spandex unitards, not that WWF fake crap), except that
A) they wear MUCH less clothing (if you can imagine that),
B) the men are about the size of WWF wrestlers, and
C)  they engage in these bizarre "show of strength" displays before each match, but instead of like yelling  and breaking things, they do a choreographed dance with their posse to intimidate their opponents.
And literally every TV in Senegal is turned to these fights when they are on.  It was pretty standard wrestlign if you ask me, but what do I know I guess.
Not too much else to share for now, and I have class in about 15 minutes, but I will write again soon.
Ba beneen yoon
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4 comments:

  1. amandajwallJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    WANT. PHOTOS. HURRRRRRRY.

    <3

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  2. amandajwallJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    Also, Top Chef is on tonight. JUST THINK WHAT YOU'RE MISSING.

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  3. UnknownJanuary 20, 2011 at 5:08 AM

    Glad to hear all is well. We are going to have subzero temperatures tonight - just think about that when you feel the tropical breezes! We love your blogs - keep writing!

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  4. UnknownJanuary 21, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    Please keep taking those malaria pills! And if you do not feel well, make sure you tell someone! We are so glad you are doing well. Good luck with your new classes next week. By the way, how do you dry your underwear?

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