I'll start with the touristy stuff... We spent some time on the beautiful beach, which is lined with brightly painted pirogues (senegalese fishing boats), relaxing and watching the fishermen haul in their boats. We crossed a bridge to visit the famous island of Fadiouth: an island of narrow streets, pigs everywhere lying in the shade, a church standing proud in the centre, traditional african crafts to buy on every street corner, and another bridge leading to the famous cemetery. This cemetery is the only one in Senegal where Christians are buried alongside Muslims and it is by far the most beautiful cemetery I have ever seen: sea shells make up the ground you walk on, baobab and other trees scatter the area and the view from the top is so stunning.
Now, we also got the opportunity to see the girls, Lauren and Marianne, teach in a couple of their projects. The first being a secondary school, which was a nice-sized class, they concentrated well and me and Precious even managed to feature in the lesson, thanks to Lauren! (see the photos!) The other project is one where Lauren and Marianne teach young girls, who don't have the opportunity to go to school, how to write, french and mathematics. It's a great project (called the Fasjom girls) and here is a status from Marianne about the project....
So yes, there is Joal in a nutshell, it was a very well spent weekend!
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