Saturday, May 20, 2006

photos are up!

okay; the good news is that I think enough photos are up that I'm willing to unveil them,

please take a look

www.snapfish.com
go to login in the upper right corner
email is meryl.guyer@gmail.com
password is senegal

enjoy!

10 reasons why my grandma would have loved senegal

As much as my relationship with senegal has its ups and downs I really have to acknowledge that it is a great country with a lot of true paradise within its borders and also some truly incredible people. I found myself walking through town the other day thinking how much my grandmother might have appreciated its sandy beaches and warm afternoons, which led to a much funnier moment imagining my grandmother actually arriving in Senegal... thus this week's theme.

10 There is no arguing with the thermostat, it is the perfect temperature, 110 degrees at any moment of the day.

9 There are so many helpful people around! Even just now a nice young gentleman helped me into my taxi, too bad I seem to have misplaced my wallet and that gold necklace I was wearing...

8 Whether it is fish and rice or meat and rice, all the food seems to take on an even oatmeal consistency

7 There is always a team of young girls around to manage the housework.

6 There is not a single Detroit Lion's football game to be found on any station. Only the Senegal Lions soccer games

5 In fact there is only 1 station, and more often than not it is dominated by religious programming

4 Lettuce in the market it always on sale, only 20 cents. Beats the pants off the price at the base.

3 Plastic shopping bags and baskets and even wearing hair nets is really in style

2 They even have a golf course! and it's the perfect size, just 12 holes...

1 All the music is played loud enough that it doesn't matter how good your hearing is; it will come in loud and clear.