Today at the bank, I recognized that the man there had a Malian name and we chatted about places to visit. Zoe and I were also lucky enough to go to a workshop led by Mamadou Diabate at the Old Songs Festival. He plays the kora, a unique West African instrument with 21 strings. I am trying to get a mental picture of what it will be like - what will our beds be like? What will we eat? What will a typical day look like? Today, thanks to the generosity of families at school, I went shopping for a lot of art supplies that we will be donating to IEP. I did my best to predict which paints, markers, and other supplies would be most useful there. With only a few days left, I am soaking in the Massachusetts summer sun and checking things off my To Do List. It's almost departure time...
Monday, July 9, 2007
Final Preparations!
We leave for our journey in less than a week! I continue to learn about Mali, through books, web sites, films, and talking to people. I found this news website which shows local stories translated into English, and this weather website which tells me if I should worry more about malaria (lots of rain) or heat exhaustion (no rain). 
Today at the bank, I recognized that the man there had a Malian name and we chatted about places to visit. Zoe and I were also lucky enough to go to a workshop led by Mamadou Diabate at the Old Songs Festival. He plays the kora, a unique West African instrument with 21 strings. I am trying to get a mental picture of what it will be like - what will our beds be like? What will we eat? What will a typical day look like? Today, thanks to the generosity of families at school, I went shopping for a lot of art supplies that we will be donating to IEP. I did my best to predict which paints, markers, and other supplies would be most useful there. With only a few days left, I am soaking in the Massachusetts summer sun and checking things off my To Do List. It's almost departure time...
Today at the bank, I recognized that the man there had a Malian name and we chatted about places to visit. Zoe and I were also lucky enough to go to a workshop led by Mamadou Diabate at the Old Songs Festival. He plays the kora, a unique West African instrument with 21 strings. I am trying to get a mental picture of what it will be like - what will our beds be like? What will we eat? What will a typical day look like? Today, thanks to the generosity of families at school, I went shopping for a lot of art supplies that we will be donating to IEP. I did my best to predict which paints, markers, and other supplies would be most useful there. With only a few days left, I am soaking in the Massachusetts summer sun and checking things off my To Do List. It's almost departure time...
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