It's official...well almost! Considering all goes well, inshallah, I will be a volunteer in Botou, Tambacounda, Senegal! And guess what?! I am replacing another Vermont volunteer! Tomorrow I am going on Volunteer Visit which is my chance to gain as much information from the volunteer that I will be replacing. I can ask him questions, get to know the village a bit through him, and use him as my first resource and my first look into my next two years.
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| This is me dancing right before we were allowed to take off our bandanas! |
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| Taking off the bandana! |
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| Oh my goodness! I'm here! But where am I? |
What I know so far...and I'll post more when I get back, is that Boutou is a village of about 2,500 people right off of the main, paved road. This is the main road to Mali, from Tamba, the capitol of the region. This village is 10km from Tamba (which is within biking distance). A village that is 99% Bambara -- woot woot!
Woot, woot indeed!
ReplyDeleteIf I have you located accurately, you will be very close to a World Heritage site, Niocolo-Koba National Park, the last refuge of elephants and other endangered species, such as rhinos, lions, leopards, chimps, etc., in Senegal.
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