I was out of the village for a little while - went to Dakar to get a shot/ watch Obama win and when I returned I found that some things had changed. First there were giant piles of sand in the school yard (on top of some of the trees I had just planted) and I learned that the state is paying to have two new school classrooms built. Which means I won't need to raise money for a new classroom after all. I also learned that Baaba Maal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNer0dp3sgA may be coming to my village in December to hold a concert help raise money to build a health hut which should be fun if not overwhelming.
Currently I am at the regional house in Ndioum where we recently got internet so hopefully I will be more in touch with the world. I am here because the volunteers in the region will be holding a meeting to create a regional strategy to try an organize our work in the north. After I return the village my boss will visit my village to hold a meeting with the villagers to create an environmental action plan. Hopefully I will get a better idea of what work I can be doing once these meetings are over with. Also we are hosting Thanksgiving at our regional house this week, so i have have been baking up a storm in anticipation.