Homestay
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…
I have to memorize new relatives who came from other regions to our house today as well. And I guess it would never stop.. Our house is quite spacious, so it can accommodate about 15 family-members including relatives. Although a large liv…
Just now it’s during summer vacation in Senegal. The family I live together consists of the father, mother, 11 children. Among 11 children, 4 children live in the house together now. There's a difficulty. Some relatives also stay in the ho…
Too many wild pigs outside. I'm studying Wolof, which is a local language via French. I've only learned French for about 2 months just before leaving Japan, so I have to concentrate on hearing French in the lessons. I'm going to school alm…
It's a typical Senegalese cuisine named Cheb Jen! "Cheb" means rice, "Jen" means fish. Two weeks have already passed since I arrived in Senegal. It's 5th time for me to eat this food. When you hear the word 'Senegalese food', you might ima…
This road leads to the language school I'm learning Wolof language. It takes about 10 minutes on foot from my homestay's house to get to school called "Adeshina." This road is not paved, just dirt road. Depending on the street, the road is…
This is a 1.5L bottle of water. I buy it everyday. This water is indispensable to survive. The currency in Senegal is FCFA (CFA Franc). 1FCFA is 0.2yen. (As of 2018) Dividing the price in Senegal by 5, it can be converted to Japanese yen. …
I came Thies city from Dakar city, whichi is the capital of Senegal. It took about one and a half hour to move by car. It is been a week yet since we got in Senegal. "Adeshina" is the name of the school where we are going to study "Wolof."…
