It's our last night in Dakar before heading off to Kaolack on the cette plus at half six tomorrow morning, early in attempt to avoid the worst of the heat. Today we will be doing a tour of the city with our lovely host, Mr. T. When we got off the plane on Friday it was absolutely boiling with strong winds and we could see the Renaissance statue in the distance. We then had to queue up at passport control and I was slightly worried, having forgotten my yellow feve...

It's our second day in Kaolack and we're currently all in the IT centre catching up on everything back home. The market here is huge and similar to the sukh in Marrakesh. We had our first Wolof lesson today, which went pretty well and we're all able to say the basic greetings and replies. Everyone here loves Orlando, the volunteer from last year, it seems like he was the local celebrity. We've experienced our first tropical rain storm and it's rained quite a lot ...

Although it says that I am currently in Joal, Senegal, it is exactly one month until I depart from Heathrow to Brussels and then on to Dakar, the capital city. I will be staying in Dakar for two nights and then possibly staying in Kaolack for a little while before traveling to my new home in Joal! Accommodation for my partner Julia and myself has now been confirmed, so it is all becoming very real, exciting and nerve-racking. As a regular at my local GP due to th...