A couple of Mondays ago we went to a compound and hung out with some of the ladies for the afternoon - below are some pictures:
Here is a picture of Zach with his Masaai spear from Kenya - sorry for the weird smile on his face!
Life continues to run smoothly here in Senegal. We continue to love it here and are so looking forward to getting in the dorm and settle in. We continue to grow in the language and are not as intimidated to go out and do things. We went shopping in one of the local markets for some soccer shirts for Zach and it went great! The nationals continue to be gracious and warm in our attempt to speak Wolof. They are so encouraging and receptive, it builds our excitement for the continuous learning - which at times is so draining. We continue to have lots of opportunities to practice with as many people showing up at our gate. Here is the list of our personal sellers - fruit seller, broom seller, 2 fish and shrimp sellers, egg seller, and several strawberry and corn sellers. I think it is like in the great depression times - you get your door marked. Everyone who is looking for money, selling stuff, wanting to wash our floors, do our laundry or yardwork is directed to our gate. So we gets lots of language in by trying to explain that we don't want to buy today!
Today we are celebrating Mother's Day - I was made heart shaped pancakes with strawberry syrup. They were delicious.
We say Happy Mother's Day to our moms - we hope you have a great day! We love and miss you lots!
2 comments:
Hi guys,
Good to get your update. I would love to hear more about the language and how similar it is to other languages ... creole is a mixture of French and African dialects --- is the language you're learning like that?
Ron Millender...you look pretty sweet with that African baby in your arms. Just sayin'.
=)
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