it was a good weekend. but it would be a really long blog post... so im gonna fill you in later with more stories once im in the states.

sunday morning josh, paulina, mairead, and i went to a church way far away... supposedly their guidebook said there was gregorian chanting in wolof... but it was far away... we had to take a car rapide downtown, then walked to a plaza, then a bus to Rufisque, and a clando to the church. the church was really pretty but not too much different than normal - aka not worth the 2 hours to get there... but the ride there and back was the adventure.

when we got back downtown laura met us and we hung out there... got great burgers at Ali Baba an damaaaazing milkshakes from nice cream. it was good... then laura and i went back and doxantu-ed around... doxantu means walk in wolof.

paulina is going home on wednesday! foreshadowing of us all leaving... the last week in december will be so bitter-sweet. ill be happy to be back in dakar yet excited to go home. happy to see everyone again but sad to leave them.

this experience really has been like none other... and i still have my internship left. but im getting more excited for my internship. ill be happy to get out of the city and to practice my language skills more .. hopefully, unless they only speak wolof slash malinke there... but im excited for a change and a new challenge. it should be a good time.