There seems to be garbage everywhere. i've maybe seen two garbage trucks since being here. there is garbage on the road sides, overflowing bins on the side of the road, washing into/from the ocean, dirtying the Senegal River... everywhere. its strange to me especially cuz it seems that people are very conservative. My maid saves and reuses everything. we use a small plastic bag as a garbage in our house that actually fills up really slowly. she even will wash and reuse other plastic bags. people reuse old water bottles to store water or juice. bucket showers are an amazing way to save water and be conscious of how much you use.
i take a car rapide to school everyday. they are run-down 'mini-buses' that are brilliantly painted on the outside. most say alhamdoulilad (thanks to god) on the front... 
they cost around 100 CFA (about 25 cents) depending on how far you go. guys hang off the back open doors to call people on, take money, and let the driver know where to stop. so you hop on and when you want to get off you bang on the side, roof, etc. or let the guy in the back know who will usually tap change on the back to let the driver know to stop... i think they're fun, cheap, and get the job done (even if there is no option of personal space..)
they cost around 100 CFA (about 25 cents) depending on how far you go. guys hang off the back open doors to call people on, take money, and let the driver know where to stop. so you hop on and when you want to get off you bang on the side, roof, etc. or let the guy in the back know who will usually tap change on the back to let the driver know to stop... i think they're fun, cheap, and get the job done (even if there is no option of personal space..)So far my life in a muslim country has been during Ramadan. i have a mosque RIGHT outside my window so i hear the call to prayer every morning around 5 30 am... its great. most muslims here have been fasting for ramadan until about 7 when then pray and break the fast... although, i like in a christian family so have only experienced this from other families or WARC faculty. people are fasting during the day and normally just rest... but i have seen people doing construction or working in the fields.... and cannot believe that they fast AND work in this heat! a lot of restaurants and businesses are also closed and any kind of night club or discotheques are usually empty during this month... but only a few more days till Korite - the end of ramadan and a day of eating!
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i kind of like the idea of bucket showers. i think it would be awesome if every american took bucket showers for one week. not only to share one experience with third worlders but also to become more conscious of their water use...
the buses sound almost identical to central/south america's chicken buses...do you make friends on them or just deflect marriage proposals?
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