To Do:

My list of things to do in the next fifteen days:

Read Emile (100 pgs left)
Another reading by J.J. Rousseau
Read Kant
Read 2 books by Voltaire
Read Montesque (I don't remember how to write his name)
Write a 4 page paper on the 18th century literature in France
Read a short story novel (?) for Af. Lit class
Presentation for Translation on student strikes
Paper to go along with the presentation
Exam for French Lit.
Exam for Af. Lit
Exam for Comparative Lit.

And then let's start talking about my project/ research!

Oh well. Point is... lots to do. I'll update with pictures when I get the chance.

And if you hear about a tailor who got beaten up by one of his toubaab clients... it wasn't me... I'm just saying that he has stuff still from three months ago. I might beat him up. And he wasn't open today......... GR.

Anyway. 5 weeks until I see your gorgeous faces!

Bisous!

Kate

R.I.P.

This past Tuesday, a great man passed away. Mr. Cabakulu, our professor of African litterature died in Paris. Super sad, but he was suffering. Bless his soul.

May he rest in peace.

Nothing new has happened.

I GOT a package from Kari filled with Easter goodies.

I missed an exam because no one in my class was smart enough to read the schedule and told me incorrectly when the exam was! :( I have to do the exam now as homework and then take another exam!

One month left of classes... and to do my thesis project. I guess its time to start asking people to fill out questionnaires...! I'm not so sure how this is going to go, but oh well... not too worried!

That's all.

REALLY INTERESTING, huh?

Kari, have a good time moving to Chicago.

Emily, same to you with Colorado...

and to anyone else who might be moving that I don't know about. It seems to be the time to start moving. I want to join the trend!

klb

Likes/ Dislikes

THINGS I WILL NOT NOT NOT NOT MISS UPON ARRIVAL TO america

-pee on my feet
-pee splatter redirecting to my face... All due to turkish toilets
-Senegalese women (except a few... emphasis on FEW)
-Non-flush toilets
-Central Medicale... the med center... which sucks.
-the resto and it's bad food.
-crazy seller men.
-cooking on a hot plate
-hand shaking... hugs? kiss greetings? That's all I ask for!
-The dirty market to get into town...
-bad conversations lasting forever but never talking about anything substantial.
-people not sitting with me at the resto because thye think i'm diseased.
-being called red ears (kind of a slur... depends on how they say it)
-people thinking i'm rich
-kittens... that are dying constantly.
-soccer video games
-mean baayfalls
-saturday classes
-friday classes
-not knowing how to clean
-TUMBLE WEAVE. I will not go on a rant on how much I hate weave.

THINGS I WILL MISS UPON RETURN TO AMERICA ThE BEAUTIFUL..

-Friends (MODOU FALL, STEVENS LESCOUFLAIR)
-singing circles (their praise song time) as long as they aren't outside my window.
-seeing Joleen, Hannah and Andrew everyday.
-Yangi noos and A qui de droit (the two guys who work at the resto)
-a good ceebu-jeen bu xonq (fish and rice... red style)
-THakri (a yogurt item)
-Mangoes.
-ceebu yapp (meat and rice)
-not having to pretend i have Jbiebs...
-cheikh my tailor... if he gets my stuff done by tomorrow
-Pont Faidherbe (saint louis'big bridge)
-eating out of the same bowl.
-going into town on a hot day.
-new boutique and ISA the guy who runs it.
-Naman naa la!
-baby Ibrahima
-Baydallaye Kane (he's amazing!)
-breakfast costing 20cents
-senegalese accent in french, so much better than the parisian one.
-being albbe to get amazing pastries for 1.20
-the crazies: I WANT MONEY. I WANT WIFE. No? how about you?!
-The talibes (beggar children) on campus... super cute.
-funny baay falls who don't think i'm rich!
-bissap (tea, juice, however!)_
-SUN!

With under 50 days to go, i want to embrace the time I have left while looking forward to my return... so that's what I'm going to dO!!!!!!!!!

love you

kate

School.

Exams are going on. Nothing too interesting. Just 2 weeks of exams...! I have one more to go!

Today, I realized that I am an addict. I am completely addicted to fabric. I broke down and bought more fabric. I was going strong on two weeks of not buying fabric, but I saw one my mom wanted and I bought it. Thanks mom, continuing the addict in me. I also bought another baayfall blanket (patchwork) which is really cool. I got an okay price on it and it's really pretty.

Power outages are becoming ridiculous. They are consistent, every day from the morning (not sure what time, I get up around 8 and its already gone) until 3 or 4... and then sometimes at night. This is really cramping my style. I can't cook oatmeal for lunch. I just want to eat my cinnamon banana oatmeal.

Anyway, dad, here you go. It's a post. Kind of like a phone conversation. Random!

Dad, I have a question for you, but I can't remember. Oh and don't forget to call the dentist!

LOVE YOU ALL!

less than 2 months until my GLORIOUS return!

kate