Mango juice and chocolate cruesli

Who needs milk in cereal?!?. This is pretty good.

Waiting for my coffee to brew, figured I'd post another one.

I have 5 more malaria pills to swallow in Senegal. So not only was my vacation over just as soon as it started, so will my internship in the country of Senegal. I'm very grateful and excited about a focus, about something that I know I can apply myself to for the remaining 5 weeks. I'm just as excited about some things of home as I know I am and will be disappointed about some things I will be leaving behind in Senegal.

Today was a day on the beach. There's a very beautiful strip along the west coast of the city of Dakar, running along the northern section of Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop which has some great beaches and some great waves. Today, I took advantage of full blue skies, great temperatures, and a gentle, softly warm wind. Hung out with Anna, Shannon, and Sandra. There sometimes appear to be more girls in Senegal than guys, at least amongst the ex-pat community. Oh well. . . . ah ha ha ha ha. (actually, I had never seen Shannon before and Sandra only 2 times previously. We're gonna grab a bite to eat tonight and maybe hit up the clubs tonight (that would also basically be a first for me during my entire time here in Senegal) ).

(oh, and sorry if the sea and sunny skies bothers some of you. Since I don't get the joy of gorgeous fall weather, I have to rub in what I have to work with . . . I think I'll hit the beach just before I jump on the plane to come home on the 30th of November. That might be a good idea . . . ah ha ha ha)

But yes, this coming week, I need to translate an English workshop tool into French, learn about it, and then teach it to others (on Wed) (or else make it evidently clear to them what it's all about).

The week following is the first of two workshops. Two days. Then prep for the second workshop and the cycle repeats itself.

As a result of the changes, I'll have 1 week for time for follow up in the villages about the workshops. And time for an information session with World Vision Senegal staff that I think more and more is pretty important to do the further along I get into the exercise I'm planning.

Then three final days in the nation's capital.

All in all, I'm pretty excited about the final phase of my internship.

Feel free to let me know what you might like as a souvenir . . . I've got plenty, but if any of you have some cool suggestions, I'll looking it.

I might try to smuggle some young, dormant Baobab trees across the borders. Or maybe not smuggle if it's allowed. Anyone want one? I think they're pretty cool . . .