Admittedly, my first day was not how I expected it to be. I was reeling from the shock of the new world I had entered. The temperature has yet to drop below 20 C, and the humidity is killer. The people are well different… There are those who are friendly and love to meet and shake your hand, and those who really do not like toubabs (westerners). While the majority fall into the former category, I stilll do feel a bit out of place. I think the best way to explain what is happening here is to make an analogy to Avatar.
I am Jake Sully (DJ Riefler). I came to this new world (Senegal), in hopes of having some sort of paradigm shift. I am living with the locals, but I do get to see my own kind (the volunteers) every night though. I am learning the language of the locals, living with them, and learning their customs. Everyone recognizes me as an outsider, but some people like me and others do not. If you’ve seen Avatar you’ll have some general idea of what my life is like.
Haha so you are somewhat an avatar, I love the analogy. Actually makes sense haha
ReplyDeleteEverything sounds so great on what you are doing and I cannot wait to go on my travels myself! I definitely need to figure out how to make a blog and do this as well.
Yay, go DJ!