The reality of my upcoming month is beginning to make itself felt. I woke up on this cool, sunny Albertan Sunday morning thinking, this is the second last Sunday before I leave. Then, the NEXT Sunday, I will wake up in Kaolack. :-)
Yesterday, one of the people I have been communicating with in Senegal, Jessica, had her goodbye party and the photos - lovely- were posted on 10,000 Girls Facebook. Jessica looked a bit as I imagined her to be. I saw some others of the young women I will be working with. Dafa nékh. Possibly not the correct phrase to say - Cest bon! or Yes!
The director, Viola Vaughn is organizing a new project which involves what my family still loves to do: canning and making jam. This will be out of bissap; jus de bissap. They need canning jars which can be ordered and shipped through Amazon Link to the Masson 8, 12, 16 oz canning jars. If you feel so inclined. On my side, hope to pack a few jars in my already up-to-the-limit luggage. :-)
I hope I have Internet access in Senegal and can make this a more chatty newsy blogg, complete with pictures. Maybe I can even write some entries in French for my friends who feel more comfortable in this belle langue.
I am now reading: L'Oympe des Infortunes by Yasmina Khadra, Trois Femmes Puissants, by Marie Ndiaye; La Disparition du bébé chocolat de Andrée Poulin et L' Échappée belle d'Anna Gavalda. J'ai trouvé un librarie francophone ici à Edmonton! En fait il y a l'U of A Campus Saint - Jean, Edmonton.
For those who would like a few words of Wolof: Wolof-Français. contes Wolof en français et Wolof
Tellement contente de faire partie de ton blog :)
ReplyDeleteEh oui, je lirai en anglais, ce qui m'aidera sûrement mais j'écrirai en français pcq c'est plus facile pour moi et pour que tu ne perdes pas ton français.
Je vais suivre les liens de ton dernier message pour en apprendre plus sur le bissap dont tu parles et pour apprendre quelques mots de wolof.
Bonne semaine et bon vol.
Merci pour les titres en français, je n'arrive pas à me trouver des livres qui m'intéressent ces temps-ci, j'essaierai ceux-là pour les vacances.
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Jocelyne
Merci ! My first comment! I am now reading L'Olymppe des Infortunes and, while it is not 'gai',it has been worth the read: a snapshot of the very poor finding a dignity in their choice to live outside of a city's slums. We are brought into the lives of several characters and see their struggles, dreams, and choices from their perspective.
ReplyDeletePS How did you become a follower? Some of my friends are having difficulty with the process.