We went to the beach today for some R&R and walked past the one and only golf course in The Gambia, interersting, no one was playing! Just nice to not have a schedule for today. For the next three months, the PC has everything for us on a tight schedule to complete training and to get sworn in as an official PCV, and get the official ID card…no more PST. Oh dad, no side effects from the malaria pills, the second one will start wednesday and so on. Everytime I wake up, it still takes me a few seconds to know that i’m in Western Africa and this stuff is for real. What an experience and I still can’t believe this is for two years. Some of the other PCV’s are getting ready to go back to the States and we just arrived here……We are totally FOB!! (Fresh off boat) 
Tomorrow, I’ll be buying a sim card for sure, just want to have some kind of connection to the outside world before I start training in the country (Serre Samba). I’ll try to get back to the office here before we head out on Wednesday. Hope all is well and keep in touch!!!!
So glad you’re keeping a blog, Marc! We’ll follow your adventure! -Janet and Randy
July 6, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Hey Bro- glad to see you made it safely!!! Sounds like your going to have great stories to tell, I’ll keep checking for updates. Looks like those shirts are coming in handy:) I will keep my eye out for sales at REI and get you as many as I can to send at some point. Thinking of you… Love, Betsy
July 7, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Wonderful descriptions, Marc. I’m riveted. Keep us posted. Uhh, what’s a sim card? Thinking of you in Iowa! John
July 7, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Hi Marc! Betsy just gave me your web address. HI!!! How’s Gambia!?! You look great! You haven’t aged a bit! I hope you have a wonderful time there. -Jazz
July 11, 2008 at 9:15 pm