Doing Laundry
Yesterday I attempted to wash my own laundry… I’m really going to think twice about this next time I try to attempt it. The first challenge was convincing the women of the house that I could do it, seeing it’s done the old fashioned way here with buckets of water and your own two hands. I was the obstacle for all to see and the cause of laughter. I was told many times what I wasn’t doing it right, even from the 7 year old. I’m telling you they have high standards for clean clothes here. I’m used to the SU washer and dryer where your just-washed clothes still have remains of dirt, but sometimes if you don’t overload they at least smell better. That college norm does not work here. Right now I’m typing with raw knuckles, but by God my clothes are clean, cleaner than they’ve been in a long time.
I had lunch with Cheik (the student I met yesterday) this afternoon. I bet the people I meet don’t realize they are talked about online. Should I be using fake names? Oops… oh well. I think I’ve reeled in a friend…. yes that’s right I have a Senegalese friend. Some of you who I went to France with might understand this feeling of accomplishment when you make a local buddy. That’s all for now. God Bless!
posted by Meghan Salveson @ 6:50 AM
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Hey Meghan,
I wish I were in your place right now. By the way I think you got the animal mixed up. instead of goat did you mean sheep, and donkey uhmm, I have never seen donkey in Dakar, are you sure that's not a horse. your toilets comment made me laugh (Que de souvenirs).
Anyway, Make sure that you go to a Omar Pene concert before you live Senegal, he is my favorite musician.
By the way, I am wearing an African dress today at SU (I am being stared all the time). Anyway, don't forget to call my mom if you got a chance.
About the laundry, I feel your pain. I have never really done it "unless washing my underwear". You probably guess that most guys don't do it. It's still a pratriarchal society.
I wish you the best and you are on my prayer.
A plus!
Hey Meghan,
I wish I were in your place right now. By the way I think you got the animal mixed up. instead of goat did you mean sheep, and donkey uhmm, I have never seen donkey in Dakar, are you sure that's not a horse. your toilets comment made me laugh (Que de souvenirs).
Anyway, Make sure that you go to a Omar Pene concert before you live Senegal, he is my favorite musician.
By the way, I am wearing an African dress today at SU (I am being stared all the time). Anyway, don't forget to call my mom if you got a chance.
About the laundry, I feel your pain. I have never really done it "unless washing my underwear". You probably guess that most guys don't do it. It's still a pratriarchal society.
I wish you the best and you are on my prayer.
A plus!
Hey Meghan,
I wish I were in your place right now. By the way I think you got the animal mixed up. instead of goat did you mean sheep, and donkey uhmm, I have never seen donkey in Dakar, are you sure that's not a horse. your toilets comment made me laugh (Que de souvenirs).
Anyway, Make sure that you go to a Omar Pene concert before you live Senegal, he is my favorite musician.
By the way, I am wearing an African dress today at SU (I am being stared all the time). Anyway, don't forget to call my mom if you got a chance.
About the laundry, I feel your pain. I have never really done it "unless washing my underwear". You probably guess that most guys don't do it. It's still a pratriarchal society.
I wish you the best and you are on my prayer.
A plus!
Meghan!!! I've been following your posts and it sounds like you are having a wonderful, amazing, exciting....and everything else in that category.....experience! I completely understand the making a new friend in a completely new city. Thats something that makes us appreciate the gift of friendship much more than if friends are readily available. Anyways I just wanted to pass along my happiness for you! Seems like god answered your prayers tenfold, by offering you peace, a beautiful pier, and the appearance of a new person that may become someone close to your heart!
Meghan-Asslaloumou Aleykoum!!
I feel like a dope. I have been sick for so long and I have been spacing out your blog, until NOW! I am going to keep up daily now. So, sorry I haven't been here to hear and comment, but I will be better now! So Oh My Gosh! I am so jealous. As I read your blog I am so reminded of just last year when I was in France and other places, only that was so first world and what you are experiencing must be so different, yet with some similar feelings. It is so amazing. I am so sad that I probably won't get to come visit you. I don't really know how to express what is in my heart right now, after reading your blogs I think it has grown in size and I wish in some way you could know how proud I am of you and how awesome what you are doing is. I hope you take lots of pictures because we will have to stay up all night and you will have to tell me everything! I am glad you have a host family with kids, I think that always makes the lonliness slightly less. I am also glad that you are making other friends as well that are more college age, that is always a good thing too. I think that was one of the hardest things for me in Montpellier. It is exciting to me that you get to speak French (which I do appreciate the random words and phrases) and you get to learn a bit of a new language. I also think it is awesome you have your own name, Emmi. I think it's cute and for some reason it is even fitting :) I can just see you smiling over there, with your curious eyes and your willingness to try all. I miss you and I love you and I hope you know that despite my distance. I hate just been sick for SO long and still in transition. I suppose next time I should email you. But I like these blogs and I always liked it when I had comments, so here it is for all to see :) FYI: Other than being sick, life for me is going. I agreed to stage manage an opera/play and that starts today. I have already overcommitted myself and am trying to find a good way out (I think being sick for so long contributed to my inability) trying to get into shape, thinking of running the half marathon in August. Juneau got HUGE snow, did you hear about it? over 25 inches in like three days. I went home last night (to my parents house) and cried. There was so much snow, on the cars, on the kayaks, on the deck. I had a huge accident with the kayaks...I will have to tell you sometime. In anycase, I will keep you up on me, if anything happens. But also, I just want to let you know that I am here and thinking about you and if you ever need anything, I will do it. I can call you in the middle of the night, if you want :) Okay, better run, I am sure this is way too long. Je t'aime.
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