So, I made it to the Gambia, safe and sound. It's been only a few hours, the trip began wednesday morning and somehow it's now friday morning but nothing happened but sleeping and not sleeping on planes. Watched almost all of the third season of Curb Your Enthusiasm on my ipod. Brussels air was pretty cool, and touching down in Africa was a TRIP!!! It looks so beautiful, the dirt is red and there's green grass, long grass and vegetation everywhere. It's hot for sure and humid, everybody has a layer of sweat, so that's nice. We got in last night, had a brief briefing and then collapsed in our rooms. Were staying in a little compound, hostel type thing, bathrooms down the hall, showers IN the room, ceiling fans and cots, it's great. Saw a spider the size of a playing card, white, black and yellow, but chilling outside, not in our rooms, better to keep it that way. Saw a lizard chilling in the sun, it was the biggest I've ever seen outside of Chris Barry's collection. What else, big orientation today, the next ten weeks look intimidating, but everyone should be pretty supportive. Thanks for all of your replys, I'm rushing through this email right now, so I'll try to get back with more, AND pictures!
In the meantime, eveyone who wanted an address for letters and packages, the following should work out. PCT is Peace corps trainee, in December, I should be a PCV, for Volunteer. Let's all hope I get through the next ten weeks.
Jonthan Dick
PCT
U.S. Peace Corps
P.O. Box 582
Banjul, The Gambia
West Africa
PS. we got a fun little game today where we got rubber bands and another PCT's name, and we have to secretly snap, or "kill" them without any witnesses, so you have to get them alone, and then you get the name they were holding onto and keep "killing" people. It's a fun little get to know everyone game, but also teaches us not to be alone but to stay in groups. Well guess who the first victim was? That's right, me. My roommate had my name, how am I supposed to stay away from my roommate?!
