tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135581296482074402.post8841879252224336416..comments2024-03-13T00:16:31.243-07:00Comments on A Year in Dakar: Waiting...A Year in Dakarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895183702222964154noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135581296482074402.post-32133848447421121802011-09-06T23:09:31.057-07:002011-09-06T23:09:31.057-07:00Wow! Great to catch up with you guys. Reading you...Wow! Great to catch up with you guys. Reading your accounts brings back so many memories of my days in the Peace Corps. I remember one of my biggest challenges when I first arrived in the small village where I was to live for the next 2 years, was figuring out the "lay of the land" - not just the geography and the customs, but the social dynamics as well. Trying to work out who I could rely on and who had what standing in the community and, by extension, being sensitive to and cautious about who I associated or allied myself with, lest I damage my credibility or otherwise compromise my ability to be accepted by the community. Living as you do in the bustling capital, I suppose this is less of an issue for you guys, but as a new arrival in a small town, I remember being keenly aware of it. Anyway, keep up the posts, we love living vicariously through you.<br /><br />As an aside, Milo would like you to know that he has used his magnifying glass to successfully burn all the way through not only the tennis ball you gave him, but a small piece of a 1x4 as well. It's just not as much fun with out his fellow conspirators. He's been happy in his new school so far (going on day 4), but is still getting settled in. <br /><br />Missing you lots (especially when it comes to biking down to the corner store with pockets full of change to blow on candy and soda),<br /><br />Lots of love,<br /><br />Brian, Milo, Eve and OliviaBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18036405462824825751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135581296482074402.post-38470123066487899902011-09-06T17:36:43.567-07:002011-09-06T17:36:43.567-07:00You are having quite an adventure. "Things wo...You are having quite an adventure. "Things work differently here." I'll say! Keep these stories coming . . .Dorothy Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707908842468110256noreply@blogger.com