I keep forgetting to tell you all that Senegal is 5 hours ahead of home, except when we’re on the other side of Daylight Savings Time, then it’s a 6 hour difference. Also, the Senegalese people practice what’s called GMT, which they jokingly call Gambian Maybe Time, meaning that they will be late!
Today we had our second day of school- we got to watch 3 different levels of English class- Sophie taught the intermediate, a very energetic teacher taught the 1st year English speakers (6th grade), and the final year of English students- the students who are tested in 3 months to see if they will pass to go onto college. I also watched a physical education class, which looked like an army training- there were so many students in one spot!
After classes were over for the day, we went to get lunch at a new store in the area. They were still building it while we were there. Diamniadio is being made into the new capital of Senegal, so the area by our school is being developed a bit more as well. We also got to go to a grocery store, which wasn’t all that different- they didn’t have anything overly odd compared to US standards, at least.
After lunch, we went back to our hotel and changed for the beach. We drove along the coast for a bit and got to visit two Catholic Churches! Sophie took us to Saly Beach and Somone Beach (that has a bird sanctuary). They were very different!
So like the title of this blog post says- I’m so very tired! It’s a good tired, though, and I can’t wait for tomorrow!
Car Full of Harmony 
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