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Here is an impeccable snapshot of my village from the mountain. You can see our beaches and how the town is laid out. Above the main cluster of buildings you can see another small cluster of buildings which is the next village about 3K away. My primary assignment with the farmers association is located between these two villages on the coast. The agricultural fields span the entire area between.

This is home.

As the end of my service is winding down with 4 months to go I am involved in multiple projects. One of which is the garden restoration at the youth center. We have had some setbacks but that is as expected and will be starting construction within the next two weeks. Other volunteers and myself are creating an HIV/AIDS overnight camp for youth that will take place once school is out for the summer in July. I am also in the planning stages of another summer English course with the city hall in my village. This weekend I am participating in a Global Volunteer event located at the capital. It will be similar to an informational fair and Peace Corps will have a booth set up with photos of projects and information to share with the public. So, as my service is wrapping up I find myself super busy and the time running by faster and faster. I feel like I will be stateside before I know it!

I recently returned from a 2 week trip to Senegal, West Africa. Jumped on buses, cars and a camel to trek the country and see everything I could. O.K. Maybe I didn't trek cross country on a camel, but I at least got to ride one! Will be posting pictures as soon as a can, although my access to internet isn't that great so you might have to wait until I am back in the states to see the entire album...including my Cape Verde album, of course.

N ta spera todo mundo sta fixi e vida sta dretu! --- I hope everyone is well and life is good!