Week 1

Hey everyone :) 

So I have been here a week and so far it has been like a holiday! Over the past couple of days I have been to various fellowships, one being the sukuta fellowship which takes place in Wellingara. This is the youth hostel, and I took some pictures this time! 

I also had some Mandinka lessons as well! Which was interesting, I now know the millions of greetings they say to each other!

This evening I went to the Tanner's house for a fellowship evening, where there was a little girl named Peace (most ironic name I've ever heard!) I had 2 hair bands on my wrist and a hair clip in my hair, so she proceeded to take the hair clip out my hair and play with my hair after which she said asked "can I have one of your hair bands and your hair clip?" To which I replied "no I need them for my hair, and you can't use them in your hair!" (She's has African hair) so she said "well do you have plenty at home?" So I said I did, and she said "well then you don't need this one so I can have it as a present!" Which is sound logic, and basically sums up the culture! I couldn't argue with it! 

Looking forward to next week I am going up to Sibanor tomorrow! I will be meeting the team there and having an orientation of the clinic and the village, I'm told I'll either love or hate village life, I'm hoping for the former! I'll update you on how the week goes next week as I won't have very much Internet there! 

If you could pray that I will settle in well, and, as it's a lot hotter there, that the heat won't be too unbearable! Thanks! 

Also, just for my mummy, I saw some lovely baugenvilia (don't know how to spell it) :)