starting 2 years in Guinguinéo

hello. i know that it's been a while. forgive me! it's difficult to get to a computer, but should be easier now that i live next to a cyber café in Guinguinéo.
it's cooling down a bit here, not sure the temp but it's cooler nonetheless. weather.com says it's 86 right now...ok that made me feel worse.
i realized that i forgot my cable for my camera, so hopefully i can find one in kaolack the next time i go there. i have some pictures of mboro and thies, and the beach south of dakar...but no way of getting them up right now. c'est la vie! speaking of français, my french is getting better. thats good i guess. i've been trying to learn wolof--by myself. that's proved to be difficult! little by little. mangiy jang wolof. (i'm learning wolof) that's pretty much what i've been doing alllll day. and reading a bit. there are two cousin boys living with us and sometimes we xiim attayah (make tea). every morning i eat my french style breakfast--bread-- and some warm sweet milk. that gives me an opportunity to talk to my host-dad, Pape DIOP. he's actually been to university and lived around the country, so that is awesome. he speaks english fairly well, so if i don't understand something in either french or wolof he'll try and tell me in english.
I'll be here until the end of February, at which time I'll go back to Thiès for IST (in service training).
All is well here. Take care everyone.