Day Four: L’Union fait la Force

The first day in “Les Cajoutiers” was spent connecting with people. We started our day with a hearty breakfast. Then we boarded the traditional Senegalese horse carts to school. It was a bumpy ride…When we arrived we met with Sophie and planned our morning activities. We split into several groups doing many different activities. Some students read the letters from AISB 6/7 grade French penpals and then helped with answering them. Another student read *Yaya and His Star* and challenged the students to answer critical questions about the story. Another student used her sign language skills to work with hearing impaired students. The last group of students started to paint a picture on one of the walls, which will symbolize the connection between AISB and “Les Cajoutiers”. After spending our morning working at school we went to the nearby beach to refresh and relax. Later on we had a traditional Senegalese fish dish served for us at our lovely Hotel Le Kenkeni. After lunch we had our usual down time where we could get some work done and also relax. Late afternoon we took a short bus ride to a local fishermen village called Point Sarene where we experienced how the local fishermen work and sell their product. Moreover we also saw some beautiful “pirogues” which are used for fishing. We were also lucky enough to take a picture sitting in one of the pirogues. After visiting the village we headed back to Le Kenkeni for our dinner. Before dinner we again had some free time during which we could relax or get some work done. For dinner we were served a lovely and tasty chicken dish and beautiful juicy local mangoes. After dinner we had our short briefing and planning for tomorrow.

Dani