Happy Holidays!

The past few weeks have been busy busy on the Peace Corps side of my life: new agriculture volunteers came to install (the last new group of volunteers before I end my service) and we celebrated Peace Corps' 50th anniversary in Senegal here in Matam to compliment the celebrations taking place nationwide. I did 2 radio spots (all in Pulaar, and one of which was a LIVE show! That was stressful.) and in general a whole lot of Peace Corps public relations. Getting back to my village routine after running around to different villages was such a treat this last week!

I just want to take a few moments to wish all of my faithful blog readers a very happy holidays! I hope you all have a lovely holiday with your families and celebrate with a lot of love. All the best in 2014!

And speaking of exciting things coming up in 2014, I'm going to do a quick plug for my favorite project of the year, our annual Girls' Leadership Camp. We are starting fundraising for next year's camp now and I urge you, if you at all can, please donate to this project. Our camp this year was one of the most rewarding experiences I've had: by working with young girls and empowering them to push the social restraints on their future, this project has the possibility to truly change lives for the better here.
So please, in the spirit of the holidays, share what you can spare with the young women of Matam, Senegal: http://1.usa.gov/1fBjwdi and spread the word! Thank you!