I came to Dakar, which is the capital city. It is only urban areas where are lively relating to Christmas. Big supermarkets and restaurants are decorated with lights and trees. I saw a Santa Claus alone in a shopping mall, so I approached …

Compared to a month ago, plants have died and disappeared in one fell swoop! Currently I am in the "Dry season" with no rain. I recently bought and started using a blanket. I had been sleeping without anything over my body until recently. …

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…

One of the rules for volunteers of JICA is the "Three-month rule." One states, "Volunteers must not move between cities for the fisrt three months after volunteers start living in each region (for me in Louga) ." This rule is designed for …

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…

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…

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…

I'm Yuta Watanabe, a Japanese guy. My name 'Yuta' pronounces like 'Utah' state in the US. Call me Yuta! This Blog was written by myself from 2018 to 2020. I've thought that I'd like more people to read this blog. I originally wrote the blo…