Hi everyone,
Just wanted to say that I'm still safe. There will be manifestations all the time all over the place until (and after?) the elections this weekend. It's hard to get a clear answer to the question "what's going to happen?" still. I talked to my host brother Mohammed who said that if Wade wins (which he will if he wants), the Senegalese people will storm the presidential palace and kill him. That is in contrast with what my French teacher said, which is basically that the Senegalese are too peaceful a people for anything like that to happen and that Wade probably won't be president. There's just a big question mark over this whole country. We feel like there has to be a chance that they'd send us home, given that, worst case scenario, it ends up being like the Ivory Coast. That being said, no one has really mentioned that sending us home would be an option. So who knows?!
You get to witness history in the making. And, as I am sure you know, history is not clean-in fact rather messy. I am glad to hear you are keeping yourself safe and letting your family keep you safe. Thanks for keeping us informed. Love you
ReplyDeleteHi Mags - so interested in what will hsppen this weekend with the election - you will be a witness. Be safe and post some pics of the going ons. Love, Bets
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