Sept 23

hey guys....
it seems like its been forever since i've sent an email out... so here goes:
things have been the same here, i'm getting into the rhythm of classes and such. its still really hot and i can't imagine october being any hotter but supposedly october is the worst!
this weekend we took a field trip to this place called lac rose (pinklake) its called that cuz it has 10 times as much salt as the ocean sothat when the sun hits it, it reflects a pink color... we also wentaround to different farms around in that area... which was cool....this local taught us about how they graft? different types oftrees/plants together... i.e. like a japanese orange tree with anafrican orange tree that will then yield different types of oranges oneach branch... we got to plant tomatoes with a bunch of local womenout in the fields... and we got to try kola nuts (which are verysymbolic in west african villages) and they were disgusting! although very cool looking...

i can't upload pictures cuz the laptop i brought broke after like the 5th day here... so its a hastle to try and upload pics... so i'll show you them when i get home if you wish...
i think we are gonna try and go to Saint Louis this weekend... and ramadan ends next week... wo hoo! no more fasting! and the next weekend we are taking a four day trip out of dakar to see some villages and such! should be fun...
alrighty, i'm off to do homework...
ba beneen yoon.
mucho amor