Last April, I was joining a training in Nagano prefecture before being sent to Senegal as a volunteer. I was originally scheduled to be sent to "Burkina Faso" in Africa. Because of a terrorist attack and the security situation became worse…

I gave a math lesson on drawing circles. This was a second grade class. Main activity was to draw circles by using circular shapes and tracing them, without using a compass. Schools in Senegal do not have any teaching materials. So I had t…

The 21st of April was Easter. Easter is a holiday that celebrates the resurrection of the Christian Jesus Christ. I wonder why every time this kind of things. Senegal where more than 90% of the population is Muslim. But Easter is a holiday…

Now I live alone, and I cook for myself usually. The main reason is to get vegetables and I'm missing Japanese food. I tend to eat Senegalese food almost every day. It is delicious, but it is really oily and I can hardly get any vegetables…

There are many "Banabanas" in the capital. What's banabana?Bananabanas are merchants selling goods on the street. I can sometimes see them in the countryside, but they are many ones in the capital. They are especially numerous on the sides…

At the elementary school, tools are insufficient. I could say that there is a shortage of things, but it also looks like everyone tends not to buy new things. Everyone has a pen for writing in their notebooks, but all of those pens are alm…

In April, the third semester has started in Senegal. It is spring in Japan. On the other hand, in Senegal, the temperature continues to be around 40 degrees Celsius. I thought many children might not come to school on the first day after t…

I went to "Kedougou", which is a large town on the eastern town of Senegal. It is located more than 15 hours from Louga where I live taking taxis. The ground was harder red clay rather than sand. The capital, Dakar, is at the western side …

On the evening of the 31st of March, I had fun with my friends predicting new Japanese era name. To get to know Senegal, I'm travelling to areas I have never been to. Now is during the spring break. A day in the morning, I saw a standing g…