Last night the rain came. We were woken at 3:30am by high winds, dripping ceilings and our cat (Slobs) going crazy. We have arrived in The Gambia just in time for the rainy season. Having grown up in a dry Australian environment I am used to long hot summers and skiing in the winter. The tropics is a new experience and living my first few African months through rain is going to be.... well different.
Zack and I moved to this tiny West African coastal nation 12 days ago. Washington DC already feels like a distant memory and our new house is wonderful. Although I should mention that we didn't think so right away. Coming from a 1 bedroom apartment in Arlington, VA, we felt a little uncomfortable in a large open house. But with 2 mango trees and a basketball hoop in the backyard what's not to love! Now (despite the leaky roof) we feel right at home in our new neighbourhood where both the climate and the people are very warm (was that too cheesy?).
So every morning Zack heads off to work and I... well I'm not quite sure what I do yet. I've spent the past week battling with two end of semester essays for my masters degree and making a half-hearted attempt at unpacking. To be honest I spend most of my time playing with our newly adopted cat, drinking coffee, reading and exploring the area.
This is my first attempt at a blog and after many friends have asked if we will be keeping one I am going to give it a go. So please bear with my bad grammar, poor photography skills and lack of IT comprehension and I promise I will try to improve.
As the beach bumpsters say (when I'm ignoring them and they want to sell me something):
"It's nice to be nice in Gambia!"
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