Reflections Part I

Disclaimer: The following posts come from a sleep-deprived and disoriented mind.

Monday: Went jogging – got lost in Mermoz area – roommate Dan does not seem like much of a morning person campus is size of a postage stamp – met Serigne the program director – neighborhood sortie – could see which neighborhood I would be living in. awesome tour guide dressed in Chanel saying, “I hate French” and “In America, Time is Money!” – met up with people at the roof party
Tuesday: Security Orientation – scared the CRAP out of me – girls hit by blunt ends of machetes for refusing to surrender their cell phones – Survival Wolof with AWESOME temporary professor – used computer lab to send email to family – French Placement Test – was as always one of the last to finish – didn’t know some things, but felt decently confident – oral test was wonderful, though I messed up “semaine” (week) and “semestre” (semester) and mild hilarity ensued
Wednesday: Medical orientation – learned that I probably won’t get malaria (thanks modern medicine!) – will go through adjustment phase – gender and diversity pretty cool – Mosaic of Diversity sharing (core values: curious, son, faithful, and fit)– gender role worksheet with Senegalese assistance – did US Embassy registration early so as to change traveler’s cheques with Molly and Faith – Molly was in a hurry to go shopping so I couldn’t walk back to find mine – ironically, we ended up waiting over an hour trying to find banks – able to see just how much CFA the US Dollar is worth – couldn’t fall asleep so chatted with Dan