Alright finally back to internet! Well what can I say... since last entry I've officially sworn in as a PCV and have moved out to my site, where I've been living for about a week now. The swear-in ceremony was grand - it was held at the Embassy for the first time in PC Mali history (here's a pic of the whole bunch of us), and after that we went to the Ambassador's house for a cook-out. No hot dogs or hamburgers, but there were delicious brochettes and free beverages. There was even chocolate cake, which in my excitement I managed to drop on the ground... Here's a pic of me in my boubou and turban, and Jared in his infinitely cooler turban (though he was just borrowing it, so I guess I still win). Swear-in night was a blast: we went into Bamako and went to the Pirate's Club, where I danced up a storm, then back to the hotel where we went swimming until prayer call.
The last pic is me in Sikasso, sousou-ing some sugar (to make powdered sugar) for a birthday cake. We stopped in Sikasso for a few days before all of the Sikassokaw (volunteers of Sikasso) went out to our respective sites. We had a birthday party for Laura and Katy, and made Mexican food - homemade tortillas, fresh avacado guacamole, melted Laughing Cow cheese, and all!
I'm at site now (well I'm in Koutiala now actually, since my site doesn't have computers) - it's been wicked hot, although yesterday it managed to cool down some after threatening to rain, and I actually got to go for a run off into the brousse. Thanks to snake-man I was pretty paranoid of running into a cobra or mamba, but I managed to complete the run without incident... this time. Alright time to get out of here and get some eats!
1 comments:
aw dont you look cute grinding sugar. awesome pics!
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