Midnight approaches, marking the end of a long day. Tired travelers are already asleep – as Latane put it, it feels like we’ve been here for 3 days! A list of firsts experienced by members of our group today:
- First flight
- First croissant jambon-fromage
- First ride in a pirogue
- First run in with Senegalese bureaucracy
- First proper nanga-def and mangi-fi
- First Senegalese speedbump
- First taste of Sine Saloum oysters
- First glimpse of the Atlantic from the east
- First encounter with Bandia (he says hi to everyone who knows him already!)
- First ride in our magic school bus and brand new pick up truck
- First sweat from kano peppers
- First discussion
- First full count off
- First taste of Senegal’s national dish (thiebou dienne)
- First miscalculation of the currency
- First game of soccer in Senegal
- First blue crab identified
- First pictures taken
- First questions inspired by observations & encounters
And many of these things warranted seconds – plate-fulls of food after plate-fulls of food, lots of conversations, lots of laughs, lots of language learning.
It has been a great first day. We are looking forward to our only full day here in the delta. Latane is tomorrow’s leader of the day (a big role for our only freshman!). He is excited and we expect big things. Who knows, we might even catch our own food and learn to cook it with a Senegalese family in Mar Lodj…
Bon Nuit!
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