During a long-distance trip between rural towns, a taxi I was riding stopped in the middle way because the car got a flat tire. Flat tires are so rare cases in Japan, but in Senegal, it will occasionally happen several car troubles, includ…

I walk only on sandy paths every day. This walking activity helps to strengthen muscles I never use in Japan. In December, the first semester ends in Senegal. The semester test was held at school. This exam takes two days. There is only on…

Senegalese school have subjects including French, math, science, social studies, arts and crafts, music, physical education and Arabic. French and math lessons are given every day. In some schools, the main language is Arabic. Other subjec…

Living abroad, I have to remember lots of names of people and events that are written with alphabet. Japanese don't use alphabet very much, so it's hard for me.. The date of the 20th of November is named "Gammo," which means the birth anni…

Students in elementary schools start learning French, which is the official language in Senegal. I'm in charge of math, but sometimes I see French classes and I practice pronunciation with children. As far as I can see, the teachers don't …

The final exam for students at the"Teacher Training Center" was would have been in September. However, due to the strike, the exams will be in October. According to an original plan, new teachers(current students) would start working in el…

There is a drum in front of my house, which is placed for throwing away garbage. It is rare to find such a trash can, but It happen to be one in front of my house. There are only a few places in the town where drums are placed. This drum w…

I tend to eat this bread everyday, for breakfast or lunch, sometimes even for dinner. I don't know how many days I have been eating this bread. I had never eaten bread like now in Japan. "Ndekki" in the local Wolof language means "To eat b…

Recently, there was a day when lightning flashed continuously. But I didn't hear any sound at all, so I couldn't find where the lightning had struck. The next day, the entire road was flooded. The water was overflowing due to heavy rain an…

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…