that africa is so hot right now

points to whoever gets the reference, joey i expect you to so don't dissapoint me. it's the end of my third week here in senegal and things have finally started heating up. it is about 95 degrees today and we are only just getting into the hot season. feel free to send any cold weather my way. two days ago i actually woke up with the fan i used for fanning myself still in my hand.

other than the heat, things are great. sorry for the small rant in the beginning but i've been sweating continuously for five days. my family is really truely the best of senegal. i feel completely at home with them and a part of the family. they are fantastic about teaching me the language and i'm picking up more and more pulaar each day. yesterday my language class got to visit with them which was really fun for everyone. not only did my family get to meet some other volunteers, but the volunteers got to see how awesome my family was. yea, i was showing them off, but they show me off everyday too so i thought i'd return it.

today is senegal's independence day. (from the french in 1960) in case you were wondering. all of the volunteers got the day off and to celebrate we were able to go out last night for the first time. it was such a relief to be able to do that and i think we were all ready for a little break from language and everything for the moment. today was really a rest and relax day for me which has made me feel great. it's been pretty tiring gonig to class for so long everyday and i was wiped out. so sleep is good.

tried uploading pictures but i havenùt even gotten one to load and my time is nearly up on my computer so i will have to firgure out a different way. i do have some great pics of the kids in my family playing in the garden.

miss you all. stay cool.
peace,
jaime