Ngala Lodge Fajara

... of my daily life here will suddenly become far-away and foreign once again -fading memories at best. I haven't lost the acute appreciation (often humorous) I have for peculiarities of this place, like herds of adorable roaming goats, or women whose highly held heads support heavy loads of food and tools with dresses that know the true meaning of color, or smiling circles of people (often young men around an attaya pot), shouting greetings to everyone that passes by. But now I do expect ...

... of my daily life here will suddenly become far-away and foreign once again -fading memories at best. I haven't lost the acute appreciation (often humorous) I have for peculiarities of this place, like herds of adorable roaming goats, or women whose highly held heads support heavy loads of food and tools with dresses that know the true meaning of color, or smiling circles of people (often young men around an attaya pot), shouting greetings to everyone that passes by. But now I do expect ...

... my plans and my need to rest for one night. A few phone calls later he announced his brother owned a guest house and he could put me up for the one night. Abdoul, the softly spoke young man who lead me to the hotel offered to take me there and showed me how to navigate using the system of shared taxis that ply the main routes around town. Each trip costing 5 dalasi (13p) We got one of the junctions where we were due ...

... in The Gambia, off I trundled to my local police station for what turned out to be among the most entertaining few hours of my life. So I wander into the station and learn that in The Gambia, they have saved space and bricks by combining the police office and the holding cell into one room. Prisoners are held in an enormous metal cage in the middle of the room, whilst the policeman are squashed to the side, their desks propped up against the cage. It's clearly ...

... I then added insult to injury by chasing after him and attempting to make it up to him by offering him chocolate cake. I am extremely lucky Ramadan is also about forgiveness. Saturday was a sight to behold. Hundreds of people were out on the streets dressed in their new outfits, the scent of cooking eminated from every compound, music was pumping and children scampered everywhere hyped up on the pursuit of Salibou (basically the ...

... I do not want to just disregard the diff**ent p**spectives I'm hearing...I want to und**stand them, and that takes more open-mindedness than I currently have. Luckily, for my sense of moral stability, th**e was one issue we confronted, outside of the classroom, that did not require any relativity. On my birthday we went to a night club we'd been to once or twice before. We w**en't supposed to pay a cov** on Mondays, but when the first group arrived and we w**e told we ...

... in the Gambia to spend 3 weeks building and carrying out FOCUS training course for the youth here. All together we are motley crew from corners of Canada including Myself from Kimberley and another girl from Victoria. We make up the BC portion of the group. As well there are 9 youth and leaders from Scotia and 8 members from the Yukon. Our entrance to The Gambia was memorable for the fact that our plane landed in what appeared to be a lake. "Oh ...

... course Rose Clair Charles because you have a direct link with the health delivery system of this country. You know that Cuba is a key partner in our health sector and Taiwan is the force behind the Medical Team in The Gambia. This is a follow up to what I said on GRTS that I will now fully participate in the treatment of certain critical cases. Since 1994, there are many Gambians who know what I can do. A lot of people have been treated in silence or under conditions ...

... of our sweat-drenched situation, Mr Umar called us whilst we were waiting and instructed us to give Mr Kebbe money for petrol. When we discussed the matter of money again with Mr Kebbe, it became clear that none of the money we'd given Mr Umar had been given to Mr Kebbe. Relieved to say goodbye to the hapless Mr Kebbe and knowing that a showdown with Mr Umar is on the Horizon, we can't believe our luck when we find Fajara Beach 'resort ...