Land of the sun, the sweat, the mousquite

First blog from the land of Senegal, and here is what I've done so far!
-Lightning storm over atlantic! At night! It was amazing
-Found hotel in suburbs of Dakar, got lost in suburbs of Dakar, found that downtown Dakar has nicer sidewalks, but are overcrowded.
- Ate meat...what looked like parahna and tasted like chicken
-Fallen in love with instant coffee, surprisingly
- Mistook the mosque calling people to prayer at 5 am for coyotes, proving that I'm SUPER American.
- Realized that my french isn't all that great
-Haggled for fabric
-Got the nickname 'ZZ' from my host Papa, which apparently means "Little Dick" (thanks for letting me know, Fifi)
-only 5 bug bites and no sunburn! (kaar, which means 'knock on wood')
-Has a little baby named Seda following me around :D
- Watched much One Tree Hill and CSI dubbed in french
-Ate Obama ice cream, which is, of course, chocolate.
-Went to a Senegalese wedding reception and realized that I, in fact, cannot dance (the toddlers had more natural rhythme than me, lol)
-Realized that my natural time keeping is with the Senegalese
-Realized that I will live as a Toubab ('whitey', not at all derogatory too) in a strange land for four months....I'm not scared. :)
- Missed everyone
- Going to Goree island tomorrow!
-Going dancing later!

will have a better blog in the coming weeks when I spend more time at the center and can use the wifi more :)

Still miss everyone..I hate to say it, but I already can't wait to be back home just so I can see everyone. But I can't miss you without being gone!
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Going to a land just over...the ocean, that is.

Alright, so here I am, first leg of my semester long journey in a new place with new faces. Stay informed, I'll do my best to help.
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I have high standards....

-People that misspell 'taking', 'making' etc, to a point where it is just confusing...

-People that use the wrong their, they're, there, which, witch, here, hear, your, you're, to, too and even two, waste, waist, (oh yeah, you better believe that this happens) and so on and so forth.

...fourth and forth....oye

-People who are convinced that they are right despite the fact that they haven't done any research for whatever it is that they are arguing about, or the only sources that they researched are from unreliable sources, a.k.a the community of other people who haven't done their research...a.k.a the community of Angry Stupid Liberals/Conservatives (there's no difference between the two ends once they're Angry).

- People that are self-proclaimed 'eccentric', 'unique' and of course, "too smart to 'get'". Generally, they fit with those listed above, grammar mistakes and all.

to be continued....

indeed

yesh...

o.O yes please!

After having had to move, like, 3 times this last summer, and half-live out of my car for the last summer, I've realized that the whole "simple living" movement is awesome!
I've been wanting to get rid of my stuff for the longest time anyways! I won't really be able to until next summer anyways, but hey, I'm already looking forward to it!

http://rowdykittens.com/
for more info :)

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Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2, and a night without sleep

So here I am without a wink of sleep in so many hours, and watching both volumes of Kill Bill (twice) and a marathon of Boy Meets World. It's a good life.
:)

But I must wonder, does anybody else kind of sort of wish that Bill doesn't get killed at the end of Kill Bill? Beatriz Kiddo and him are cute, and he's the old dreamy cowboy/ninja with a posse of awesome fallen comrades and then he's dead.
Boo.

And now I will invest in a 5am snack. And probably do some online shopping.
So terrible.

<3 all!

I'm quiet in public because I think that you're politics are stupid and boring

*cough* Life and all of the petty problems that add "flavor" *cough*

But after a little bit of drunken soul searching and reflecting on my own history, I realize that I'm so quiet in certain groups because I would be very rude if I were loud because I don't care for them or the topic. Or I simply have nothing to add to the conversation. Either one.

So suck it, certain UB counselor that I will not name but I still think that you are a jerkface, I'm just more professional than you, and can more easily hide my disdain.

In life, I will make fun of all those fake smiles, quietly awkward moments, cheerful lies, and "ice breakers". All I want is some butt ugly truths, bourbon, and some dirty jokes.
That's the real fun.
Sorry I'm bad at faking enthusiasm, world