Its been crazy here recently because Boghe is on the way to the capital so a bunch of people whose sites are way far east (the capital is on the west coast), used it as a resting place. So our party that was just going to be a little region party turned into something a little bigger...
All of my regionmates put gifts in each other stockings and we decorated the house and listened to Christmas music… kind of like being at home right? Hahah… my favorite of the decorations was the let it snow window decal which is so ironic in so many ways. 1. glass windows don’t exist in this country and 2. we are surrounded by endless amounts of sand, no where close to the idea of a white Christmas. Thanks mom for that haha…
Its really nice because from Dec 24-26 all PC Mauritania volunteers are booked hotels rooms in the capital by the staff so that we can celebrate the holiday together and then we have a big get together at the country director’s house- complete with amazing American food. I cant wait to finally go to Nouakchott! Real hotel rooms, American television, pizza, toilets, grocery stores, and endless other goodies. Then im off to pk7 to visit my host family from training for a few days, then to St. Louis, Senegal to celebrate New Years and finally back to Nouakchott for some 1st year volunteer training… its going to be a nice long and much needed vacation!
All of my regionmates put gifts in each other stockings and we decorated the house and listened to Christmas music… kind of like being at home right? Hahah… my favorite of the decorations was the let it snow window decal which is so ironic in so many ways. 1. glass windows don’t exist in this country and 2. we are surrounded by endless amounts of sand, no where close to the idea of a white Christmas. Thanks mom for that haha…
Its really nice because from Dec 24-26 all PC Mauritania volunteers are booked hotels rooms in the capital by the staff so that we can celebrate the holiday together and then we have a big get together at the country director’s house- complete with amazing American food. I cant wait to finally go to Nouakchott! Real hotel rooms, American television, pizza, toilets, grocery stores, and endless other goodies. Then im off to pk7 to visit my host family from training for a few days, then to St. Louis, Senegal to celebrate New Years and finally back to Nouakchott for some 1st year volunteer training… its going to be a nice long and much needed vacation!
1 comment:
Happy New Year, Teresa!! Hope you are all having a wonderful time in Nouakchott -- enjoying most of the comforts from home (all but the family part, of course!)-- hot showers; real beds; and air conditioning! you guys deserve this break -- enjoy every minute of it.
Then get back to your blog! ;o)
Take care of yourself,
Vicki
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