Here is an arial picture of my liittle villiage. I went there a few weeks back during out site visits. It is a beautiful little place with all of these huts. The villiage is on the road between Faranah, and kissidugou, and right next to a little town called Tiro. The place is beautiful and pretty green considering we are in the middle of the dry season.
Here is my hut! I have a little hay fence that encloses my bathroom and my yard. I am excited to be able to plant things. The only downside of Layasando is that there doesn't seem to be any food, and even worse, no one seems to care! They have a market every wenesday, but it is literally a handfull of rugs with a few things on it. Luckily I am only 5 km from Tiro, so I can bike there easily and get food there too. Also, I am pretty much decided on getting a dog. They are adorable and helps keep critters out. Also, it is apparently really easy to bring it back to the US.
This is my bathroom whose walls are a little too short. There is a hut right behind mine, so it is a little awkward showering in the morning. What I am really excited about is showering in the rain during the rainy season. That will be amazing! My toilette is just a hole in the ground. Definately a squatter. I am going to come home with thighs of steel after these two years!
ok, other stuff. I am losing English much faster then I am gaining French, so I sound like an idiot all the time. Sorry for when I return hope and can barely communicate.
About the PC program, I am really impressed with how much we have learned, and how amazing of a job they do at givig us babysteps all along the way. It is helping all of us become very integrated very quickly.
We got to watch the Obama inauguration at a tiny little "videoclub" that we rented out. Luckily there are a few generators here and there.
I have broken up 2 fights in Forecariah so far, so I am glad my bouncer training has come in handy. One was a fight between two families, and one was a fight about a supposedly stolen chicken. I will elaborate on the second... The chickens just run around, there are no fences or anything, so if anyof them decided to flee, there is nothing to stop them. Also, the lady accusing the other of stealing the chicken (costs about 4 US dollars) had a baby strapped to her back who she threw off, and started throwing punches... yes, I said she threw the baby... that ended up being a very angry, broken French conversation i had with her!
otherwise Our training city was amazing. everyone is so warm and friendly and constantly saluating. It is a never ending string of:
A. Bon Jour!
B. Bon Jour!
A. Sa Va?
B. Sa Va!
A. Sa Va Bien?
B. Sa Va Tres Bien!
its great! Also, My Cousins and Aunt here in Forecariah are going to the US!!! their dad works in Brooklyn, and just got a greencard! i was trying to describe to her some of the culture and was adament about not saying hi to people she didn't really know well in NYC :-P
Alright, I will be going to my site by Tuesday, and will be going to the regional capital each month. I will either send messages then or at very least every 3 months when I go to Conakry. Take care!!!
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