Peace be with you! It’s been a little over a week since my arrival in Senegal, so I thought it was time to post my first blog post in-country! This week has been a whirlwind that feels as if it has lasted several weeks at this point. We have learned all about what the next 9 weeks of Pre-Service Training (PST) will entail, including language and technical training, living with a host family, and a lot of cultural engagement.
On Monday, after a very long and thorough medical class and presentation, we learned what language we’ll be learning during training and will be the language we will speak in our communities for the next two years. Mine is…
On Monday, after a very long and thorough medical class and presentation, we learned what language we’ll be learning during training and will be the language we will speak in our communities for the next two years. Mine is…
Pulaar du Nord!
I am incredibly excited to be learning Pulaar with my first classes this past Tuesday. Pulaar is spoken throughout West Africa in Mali, Mauritania, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia, and more! Pulaar is not the most common language in Senegal, which is Wolof, but Peace Corps teaches three dialects of Pulaar in Senegal. My dialect is primarily in the North but is also spoken in Central Senegal. I can’t wait to learn more about Pulaar throughout my training and service.
On Wednesday, we moved in with our first host family, which is located in Mboro, who we will live with on and off during our PST. We will then be assigned another family for our permanent site (where I will live after installation for two years). Mboro is a beach town, and you can bet I’m excited to see the famous beaches of Senegal.
Now it’s time to focus on that language training! Haa gonngol!
Rainbow Sandals in Senegal 