It's officially less than one month away and I have no idea how I'm getting there! I still haven't received my "Staging Kit", which tells me how to make my travel arrangements. I am starting to get emails more frequently from this Jason character, who informed me that he is looking forward to meeting me Jan 29th in Washington D.C. As I'm typing this, I can't help but feel like I'm flying off to meet a complete stranger; a match made in the Peace Corps world, with whom I've has so little contact with that I can't even decide if I should be excited about meeting him.
Yesterday, Jason sent me another email informing me about language resources. Turns out I should be freshening up on my Wolof, one of the many indigenous languages in The Gambia, but spoken by 90% of those in Senegal (which surrounds The Gambia on 3 sides), as opposed to French, which is only spoken by 20% of males and only 2% of females. Wolof is also a language spoken in Mauritania, Mali and a few other West African countries. I could also be learning Mandinka or Fula, but I looked at the consonants in the Wolof language and they seem pretty neat, so I'm pulling for Wolof.
I hope everyone is having a great holiday season, spending time with those with whom they want! (Does that even make sense?!) Happy new year!
Yesterday, Jason sent me another email informing me about language resources. Turns out I should be freshening up on my Wolof, one of the many indigenous languages in The Gambia, but spoken by 90% of those in Senegal (which surrounds The Gambia on 3 sides), as opposed to French, which is only spoken by 20% of males and only 2% of females. Wolof is also a language spoken in Mauritania, Mali and a few other West African countries. I could also be learning Mandinka or Fula, but I looked at the consonants in the Wolof language and they seem pretty neat, so I'm pulling for Wolof.
I hope everyone is having a great holiday season, spending time with those with whom they want! (Does that even make sense?!) Happy new year!
1 comment:
Naga Def
Oh Gambia... I went there in 2004 and it hasn't left my mind since. I see you are in Norman, is that Norman, Oklahoma? I live in Oklahoma City. Anyway my 5 weeks in Gambia and one week in Senegal changed my life so much that I too have signed up to join the Peace Corps. I graduate in May so I've been nominated for a position leaving in June. You will LOVE Gambia.
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