Bonjour from Africa!

Hello everyone, I am sitting down to write my first official blog from Africa! Now I am in Dakar, a bautiful city on the coast of Senegal. The people here are so nice! After learning that I am only here for a day, two seperate people have asked me to stay with them "for at least a month" in order to see the city properly. How generous! That is not the plan, however, as tomorrow I will land in Bamako, Mali and there I will stay the next few months. Its very exciting to know I will soon meet the family I will be living with. I don't have too much to say, but I am safe and caught up on sleep, and now I am off to check out the plage (beach). Ciao!

Getting ready to embark!

With exactly three weeks until I leave the States, I've created this blog to keep friends and family (you!) updated on my travels. Ideally, there will be pictures, funny stories and yarns of Malian life (depending on internet access). Feel free to bookmark this page for your viewing pleasure and thanks for your support!