It's come to my attention that many of you probably don't know the details of where I live, what I do, etc. So here's a brief rundown (with pictures) of the basics:
Important people:
My host dad Abdat................... My host mom Khadijetou.......... My sister Baha
My brother Mohamed.....My friends Meshry and Yahya (w/ turkey) .....My sitemate Liz
My stage buddies Alayna and Jeremy........My regionmates Julian and Nina
The Job:
I have two main functions: Firstly I teach English to a little over 100 boys and girls at our local middle/high school. I'm the only English teacher in town and I teach 5 grades. Here are some of my favorite students, my 2nd year boys. They're pretty smart, unlike most of the kids.
My second job (and the one I like least) is to run the Girls' Mentoring Center. I have 14 girls and we meet three times weekly to work on computers, study, and do activities. Here are the girls:
The Town:
Maal has a population of about 3000 people, and it's 75 k without a road from the nearest city. There's no electricity or cell phone reception (so far), and we get our waters from wells or public spigots. (below, a public pump)
The town is surrounded by small sand dunes, and in the rainy season, we have a large lake.
I can't find a picture of my house, for some reason, but this other house is close, except that mine has 2 rooms, not one (posing with the house are Meshry and some random kids). All my stuff's at my house, so that's where I go to relax, but I eat and sleep with my host family.
Ok, that's all for now. If there's anything specific anybody wants to see/hear about, let me know!
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