Hi from Bamako!
I arrived safely and Fanta, my host mom from before, was at the airport at 4 am to pick me up! It was so great to see her and I even got to meet all of her children this time since they arrived the next day. They are of course, very nice. I loved seeing my friends Papou and Bintou again as well. Unfortunately, it is not plantain season here! So I do not get to eat my favorite food here for a few more months. Very sad!
Mike, the other volunteer and I, have been in Sikoroni for about three days now and we are just getting settled. Today was the first day we talked about the project with our director here, and it was really exciting! Main goals are the creation of a maternity ward and clinic in a highly underserved and growing population to the north of us and Mike is working on starting up a microfinance program to give people loans to start up new businesses!
I like my family, although I have hardly been home enough to get to know them. I have an extremely hot little room and two fans do not really cut it. Mike said his room registered at 88 degrees last night and that felt relatively cool! Do not worry though, we are drinking lots of water.
I miss you and hope you are enjoying summer!