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Monday, 5 October 2009
My amazing birthday...
| I had a great birthday thanks to all the lovely volunteers that are out here with me x We all went for a meal after my lovely box of surprises from home (thanks Mum, Dad and Cat!) and then went to stay in a lovely eco-friendly resort called Sandale which was lush. Gorgeous food and a bonfire on the beach to top it all off. Fab! Thanks to all who made it so special xx |
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my deliciously steamed birthday cake from Courtney
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Home sweet home...
So my house is very small but I love it! I have 2 rooms - a 'kitchen / diner' type room and a bedroom. My bathroom consists of a hole outside in my enclosed courtyard. Although this may seem daunting to some other volunteers, anyone who knows me (especially those who were unfortunate enough to live with me) will know how much I dislike cleaning the bathroom so it suits me just fine! :) On the other hand...needing the loo at night while it is raining has been an experience I don't think I will forget in a hurry... The main culture shock for me so far is having no running water. Our nearest tap is down the end of our very washed out road (due to severe rains this year). Our landlord's son however is more than a little keen to earn some money by fetching water on his bike for us. I can honestly say that after lifting these heavy cans of water to fill buckets for washing and filters for drinking I no longer waste a single drop of water. I have a number of friends who live with me. Charlie the gecko scarpers quickly when I enter the room (I think he is a bit shy) and a few very strange flat looking spiders. I have found that naming them helps them appear less scary. However, I am not sure how well that will work if a cobra turns up at my door! |
The day finally arrived...
I have finally moved to Kerewan! When I imagined the journey I had a nice image of the 3 of us in an air conditioned VSO car rolling into Kerewan, full of excitement. However after a conversation with Ebrima in the VSO office my image began to disappear... "How would you feel if we asked you to drive your motorbike to Kerewan?" he asked. I responded by asking him if this was his way of telling me that I would be riding my motorbike to Kerewan. He said yes. Luckily we had a volunteer called Andrew going with us who knew the way which is always helpful! We followed him to Banjul ferry port, preparing ourselves for the chaos of the ferry. The Journey was surprisingly smooth and I even led the way from Barra! When we got to the Kerewan sign we all slowed down and beeped the horns - I couldn't believe that after 6 weeks we were finally home! |
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