The New Year holidays finished and my work began from 3rd of January. For Japanese volunteers of us, we actually use the word "activity" rather than "work". There is no specific job that we have to do. But rather we get involved with Seneg…

I like to walk every single street when I start living in new place. So I walk around many different streets every day. In the neighborhood, there are many similar sandy roads lined with similar houses made of bricks. It is not so common s…

There is a drum in front of my house. (Left) This drum is a trash can, which was often fallen down and trash was scattered. That's why it had been removed for a while. (Right) The drum has returned! What a surprise, the red lid was install…

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 …

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…