I just moved in the Louga region, so there are still many places I don't know. It is a small town and only a specific area is prospered. The main part is a market . Today I went to the place that is far away from the market. The place was …

A tire is buried in the ground. When I walk around the town, I repeatedly see tires like this. They don't seem to be preventing cars from passing through. They seem to be just buried without any means. There are many children living in the…

Two pieces of building blocks are placed on the road. What are they? They are for making a football goal. When I walk along the street, I often come across these goals made by children. Sometimes, there is a normal goal with frame. There a…

It was the first day I walked from home to the market. There was a Senegalese man walking along the same street. He asked me where I was going. I answered, "I'm going to the market." "I'm going there too. I'll show you where the market is.…

I visited an elementary attached to "Teacher Training Center" I was assigned. I didn't know its existence untill I came here, so I visited there without an appointment. The only information I had were that there are two elementary schools …

It was a national holiday in Senegal yesterday. It was a Christian holiday called "The Assumption of Mary." A Christian friend of mine invited me to a celebration party, so I joined it. It turned out that in the party, people drank, ate po…

It's been a week since I arrived in Louga. The days of looking for furniture in my house are over, therefore the moving is completely done. "the borrower life of renting a room of a senior volunteer's house" is over at the same time. Water…

I still don't have everything I need the living items because I've just moved to Louga town. So I'm looking for tools. Then, I bought a bed mat and carried it. First, I rented a taxi and had a driver put it on the top of the taxi. I usuall…

The 11th of August was a public holiday called Mountain Day in Japan. I had been thinking that I'd like to climb a mountain if Senegal had mountains. Because I used to climb mountains in Japan every year. But it seems not to be mountains i…

4 days have already passed since I arrived in Louga town. On the first day, I went to the Louga Regional Teacher Training Center where I was assigned. I greeted with new boss who was a man. This building is a so-called "Teacher School". Th…

I am finally leaving for "Louga" town where I'm working as a volunteer. Louga will be the base I'm going to work for the next two years. I have to leave Dakar city by the sea. The distance is about 200 km to Louga from Dakar. It takes abou…

Today I packed my belongings to move to the region where I will live. It was the last day to prepare. And I had my hair cut by a peer volunteer. It made my hair very short and I felt refreshed! Among my belongings, one of them is a sticky …

A ceremony was held for all of us, 12 volunteers from Japan. We are going to our each regions assigned, which are in the countryside. Finally, my new life will begin in the region. I've been waiting for this moment. Some of us will leave t…

I threw my TV away on April this year (2018), and I have hardly watched any TV shows. The only program I watched was the World Cup of the football. One of my favorite shows used to be "Crazy Journey" in Japan. I liked that travelers ate un…

Senegal is located at the westernmost place of the African continentDakar. Especially, Dakar city, the capital of Senegal, is located in the most western part. I can look out the view of Atlantic Ocean. Japan played against Senegal in the …

Today is my day off. I went surfing in the ocean. Even tourists can do it here very easily! Although I didn't even have a bathing suit, but I could borrow it and a surfboard at a shop for 5,000FCFA. (1,000 yen) There were a few tourists th…

The official language in Senegal is French. French bread is the standard breakfast here. There are many shops selling French bread with eggs, fish, potatoes, sauces, mayonnaise, etc. They are usually sold outside. There was a bakery, so I …

I got the certificate of completion of the language school "Adesina". After I passed a last exam, I finally graduated. Yesterday, I was asked a question by the children of my homestay family, "What is your Japanese name?" "My name is Yuta.…

I told everyone at home, "Tomorrow, I will return to Dakar." Because it will be ending my three-week homestay finally. Bathing to wash my body at the end of the day became one of my favorite time of the homestay. I got used to scoop water …

I am currently studing Wolof language at school while staying with a host family. The reason is not only to learn but also Senegalese customs and culture. Laundry There's no washing machine, which is unlike Japan. I rely on only my hands! …

"Man jangalekat laa." means "I am a teacher." in Wolof, which is the local language in Senegal. Jangalekat = teacher This is a handmade ruler. I made it by cutting a notebook. In the town, I couldn't find rulers in shops. I taught maths fo…

I heard that at some sports events were suspended at elementary schools in Japan due to the extreme hot condition outside in the summer vacation. Both Senegal and Japan are too hot. Here is a comparison of the expected maximum temperatures…

2 weeks has already passed since I started the homestay and the language training. The next assignment is to teach children using the local language, Wolof! It would be a quite difficult task. I had my idea which had already corrected by t…

When I come home from the language school, some of family members are always talking outside. I always play with the kids. A 14-year-old boy was interested in my iPod, so I played some J-pop music for him and he started dancing by himself.…

A hotel appears suddenly on the road on the way to school. It is a 10-minute walk from the homestay house to school. During walking I'm greeting people who pass by each other every morning and evening. Whenever I greet people, they always …

All the dishes in Senegal are basically spicy.But they are tasty! Usually, the dinner time is very late. On the first day of my homestay, I had dinner at 10PM. After that, I have had dinner around 9:30PM to 10PM every day. I always get ver…

Japan has 4 seasons. The seasons in Senegal are just 2 seasons, "rainy season" and "dry season." The climate in Senegal is tropical dry. The rainy season is from July to September, and the dry season is from October to June. I arrived in S…

This is a mosquito net. When I sleep, I'm always inside a mosquito net. In Japan, we don't use mosquito nets usually. There is a disease called malaria. It is a disease that occurs mostly in Africa. Malaria is a disease that occurs when a …

It's been a while since I took a day off. I decided to go to the market named "Marché". Shops are lined up on the street. Goods Senegalese are selling are clothing, shoes, electrical appliances, food, furniture, etc. The feature of the mar…

The time difference between Senegal and Japan is 9 hours. You can calculate adding 9 hours to the Japan time. From Japan, the Senegal time subtracts 9 hours from Japan time. On the picture, the Senegal time is 22:05 on 7/21, the Japan time…