Rainy season is here! While I would like to say that I welcome the rains with open arms and a heart of gratefulness, I can't. Rainy season is disgusting and it is like living in a greenhouse full of mosquitoes. BUT it is a great time to remind people they should be sleeping under mosquito nets and taking every measure available not to get malaria! So, my friend, Sarah came to my village a couple weeks ago to help me do a "Net Care and Repair" event. We had some success...I would have liked to seen more women come out, but at least 12 showed up. We gave the women resources to fix holes in their nets and wash their nets. Unfortunately everyone just wanted new nets and complained about having to fix the old ones. But hey, if it's broke, try to fix it, right? The saying goes something like that.
Also, my latrine project is almost complete! Thanks to everyone who has donated! The latrine is at the new addition to the health hut and will give everyone in the village a place to handle business when they come to get medical attention. This new addition is a 6 room building that is almost finished. Once it is done, a nurse or doctor will be moved to my village to provide medical care to the village, hopefully. Senegal operates under the believe that things happen when God wills them to, or simply, Inchallah. So in a few months Medina Afia will have a functional health center with a trained medical professional, Inchallah.
Now, I am off to Kedegou, a region south of Tamba, for the 4th of July celebration. It will be a nice break from village to see everyone I haven't seen since possibly last year's July 4th party. Thanks for all the support! And a big shout out to the best family a Peace Corps volunteer could ask for. Thanks for all the prayers, letters, and packages! Oh and congrats to my 2 amazing cousins, both currently fulfilling their dreams...I am glad we have a chef in the family and also I have an ally who understands the travel bug.
