Hello from Senegal!
It's been a little while since my last
update, but I can assure you that things have been exciting and busy
post-camp. In addition to wrapping up the camp activities, I was
back in village to implement some project follow-up before leaving
country for a couple weeks.
Starting today, I will be participating
in a malaria intensive two-week program called STOMP Out Malaria in Thies, Senegal.
Volunteers from various Peace Corps posts across Africa are invited
to this training to foster collaboration, learn about best practices
and really dive deep into the problems of malaria endemic countries.
I have the privilege of attending with two other Benin PCVs, Karsten
and Nicole, both of whom serve on the Benin Against Malaria (BAM)
Committee with me.
We left Benin yesterday morning and,
like most travel in Benin, it was not smooth sailing. After
grumbling about our airport drop-off time, we arrived at the airport
at 7 am for a 10:30 am flight. We were dumbfounded when guards told
us that the plane was already boarded and they wouldn't let us in.
August 1st is Benin's Independance Day and the security
was adamant that the airport was closing at 8 am. We talked our way
into the airport, were rushed through baggage check and then waited
patiently in the passport control line for about a half hour. When
we approached the booth, we were yelled out for not completing the
proper forms (what forms?!?) and then shuttled through security and
into a mini van that sped us across the tarmac. We walked onto the
plane only to find it full of people, none of whom seemed phased by
the 3 hour change in departure time. Only in Benin would a flight
leave hours early.
Once the plane took off, we were
notified that there would be a brief stopover in Accra, Ghana en
route to our layover destination in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The plane
ride was uneventful, but freezing cold, something I haven't
experienced in months. We arrived in Abidjan for our layover and
enjoyed a quick snack before boarding for Dakar. The second flight
was equally uneventful, and slightly warmer. We touched down in
Dakar about 10 hours after leaving Benin and were greeted by Peace
Corps staff who escorted us out and drove us the the Peace Corps
office in Dakar. Having arrived with the cohorts from Madagascar and
Ethiopia, the nine of us set off to explore a little of Dakar. After
scouting out the surrounding area, we headed back to catch a ride to
the Peace Corps training site in Thies, where we will be based for
the remainder of the training.
While West Africa has a similar beat,
Senegal has some striking differences to Benin. First, the
infrastructure is far more developed: roads are paved, lined with
street lights and the major highway had electronic toll booths every
couple miles. While we are so used to riding zems (motorcycles) as a
means of transport, Senegal has no shortage of yellow taxis. Instead
of negotiating with a zemijohn for a ride, taxis run on the meter (or
atleast they are supposed to.) We arrived at the training site,
which resembles our own in Lokossa. There are bunk houses, outdoor
gazeboes, but everything exists on a much greater scale. In
comparison to the program in Benin, Senegal hosts about 250 PCVs to
our 75. So, in general, everything here just feels bigger.
After a night of restless sleep (think
heat, humidity and mosquitoes), we got up for our only training-free
morning this week. Nicole, Karsten and I decided to check out the
city and wandered down towards the bustling market which was filled
with horse carts, vegetable vendors, fabric shops and more flies than
I could count. We found a shop with some different Senegalese prints
and negotiated based on our knowledge of Beninese prices. Trying to
beat the heat, we headed back to the training site, making a quick
stop in an artists compound to scope out the local artisanal wares.
Training starts this afternoon and will
continue until the 13th. We will be discussing our own
programs in Benin, learning about malaria transmission, prevention
and implementing behavior change initiatives based on various
different models. It's going to be a grueling two weeks, but I'm
excited to meet other PCVs, learn more about posts across Africa and
share our experiences.
Sending love from the other side of
West Africa!
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