Schools to Open on Monday

The last few weeks have had a variety of highs and lows, but I continue to remain optimistic for my journey within Seno Bajonki.  Day by day my relationships with my host family continues to grow particularly with my brother 8-year old brother Malik.  What has been difficult is that for the past week Malik has been rather sick and is barely eating.  I am hoping he will be able to go to the health clinic rather soon and that he will be on the mend.  Yesterday, I had the opportunity to see the Islamic feast of Eid Al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).  Some of the pictures below are from the prayer that took place at the beginning of the day.  Schools will open on Monday which I am excited to start this chapter of my Peace Corps service.  The rainy season here in The Gambia will soon be coming to a close, followed by approximately a month of a dry hot season, with the weather starting to cool in mid-November.  I hope that you enjoy the pictures below of my siblings (Malik, Isata, Abu & Lamin) and the landscape shots of a sunset from about a week back.