Yesterday we found out our language assignments. While this doesn't really tell us anything about where we'll be for the next two years, it does help for the next two months.
I'll be in a small village (Jiroff, check google maps it's there!!) with two other PCTs Katy and Joanna, about 1km from another village of 6 PCTs (peace corps trainees). We are learning Pulaar, the language of the Fula (or Foola) ethnic groups. While it's not the most popular language in the Gambia (that's Mandinka), it is one of the more common languages in this part of Africa. I'm stoked!!
The past couple of days we've also had training on safety & security (how to avoid unwanted attention), health (take malaria pills and how to deal with diarrhea), and today we had some intro to gardening in the Gambia. We all will be creating our own garden plot in our training villages between now and Jan, so we'll see how that goes.
We head up to the villages on Friday and will be there or Tendaba from now until January with limited internet access. Not to worry I bought lots of stamps and will send out some letters very soon!
Love to all!!
also, Dande Lenol (with some accents) means one voice in pulaar.
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