Toubab Diallo

Last weekend was quite the fabulous weekend followed by the fabulous week. We went to a georgeous beach that is only 45 minutes from the training center called Toubab Diallo. We were practically the only people there and stayed in a place that was appropriately titled tolkeinesque by lonely planet. Gardens and sun overran the place. It rocked.
Then, low and behold, in one day I received 3 packages!!!!! KT, Z and my Dad and Lisa rocked my world! Thanks for the Source Magazine Z. The fam (my siblings) loved it. Speaking of, my family loves 50 cent. They asked me in french What does Mother F!!!ing PIMP mean. How do you answer that? The only thing I could think of was the wolof word for flirt/pimp: si si or calibante. they died laughing. fun times.
The PC Training center has ended up being the kitty rescue shelter. This week I rescued two cats, both with gunk on their eyes. The first one ran away with my friend's kitty. I gave the second away. You have to understand the kitties are considered to be on the same level as rats here, and dogs are even more despised!!!! we were chasing our language trainer, amadu, around the center with the little kitty. he is petrified of cats. good times. it does not take much to entertain us here in senegal.
my pulaar is progressing. i can now say that i speak conversational pulaar. that does not mean i can understand though.
in the news of the fabulous, i found out that the harry potter movies come to dakar! yes it will be eight months after the release in the US, but still!!!!!! and that once we become PCVs (three weeks) we have access to the american club. for free. so my poor pcv self can hob nob with embassy staff by a nice clean pool. ina moyyi!!! pulaar for cool!
i find out my site next week. finally.
i am rocking out with my french press so please send me coffee (ground bold from starbucks) if you feel like it. and if any of you see mike u in arizona, tell him he knows what to buy people.
oh yeah, do not send me any packages from april 26 on and no letters after may 6. once i find out my site i will let you know.
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