STRIKE!

well. We've been here a month now. You think that classes would be well underway. Think again sumuy xarit bu ameriken (my american friends).

STRIKE. We started school for a week. Then we had vacation for Tabaski. We return, have class for one day and then what? AG. Assemble General. To do what? Decide to whine like little girls about something everyone has known about for a year now. I get it sumay xarit bu sengales (my senegalese friends), you don't want to pay to get your masters, but you had a year to prepare for this. Why start getting angry now?

Anyway. My section started the strike, and continued it for 5 days, and yesterday the entire University was pulled into it. Now, you ask yourself, isn't it a student movement? The answer: no. No one I have talked to is behind this strike. They want to start classes and not sit on their butts doing NOTHING.

so, I have sucessfully had 6 classes. And it is December. Tomorrow. Successfully doing nothing the entire time I'm here.

My life consists of sleeping, trying to unsuccessfully do homework that really doesn't exist, watching movies, doing laundry, starting research and nothing. :D

I hope your finals go well, while I haven't even started my classes.

I think finals aren't for two more weeks, it's just to make a point.

AND. craziness, there are some who are involved in the strike are calling for violence, so I have no wolof or french (which continues even if there is a strike) because the professors are afraid of violence. Woohoo. Good thing violence is towards the University and not students.

I'll have to update you tomorrow on AG and strike.

bisous.