So, I just wanted to let everyone know that my hospital project was fully funded thanks to the generosity of strangers and friends alike. Thank you. Family too, of course.
We are almost finished and I can't wait to show everyone photos of our new Poste de Sante. That means "health post" for those of you philistines who don't know French. just kidding. You're not philistines. I just wanted to use that word because I haven't had an occasion to in a long time.
Also, another reason I wanted to write was to divert your attention to my dear friend's excellent blog post about the event of the year. I wanted to kill a sheep in honor of Armand's visit to Senegal. My village family and Peace Corps friends immediately thought "wedding" so we compromised and had a huge spectacle of a party. Neither of us our Muslim, and so out of respect to the culture (and the fact that we don't want to be married) there was no wedding ceremony... don't worry, gentle readers, your writer is not married. Still, I was lucky enough to receive the services of the finest of hair and makeup artist in KM and all the wonderful ladies in my neighborhood pitched in the cook the most delicious meal ever. Most impressively, my PC friends from all over the country traveled from all over the country to meet Armand and have a party with us. We danced and did strange American things that confused my village and everyone loved it. I wish you could have been there. So anyway, here's the link
www.ericlella.blogspot.com The entry is dated feb 19th. I know this is a sloppy way of doing this but I can't get the internet to do what I want right now.
there are even pictures on that website. So it's worth going to.
see you all very soon.
