By Khi’Aura Wilson
Hey hey welcome to my Ted talk! On February 16th we arrived in Diakhanor which was about 30 minutes away from our first location . I met my homestay sister her name is Jenny, I was really nervous at first and still kinda am. We comunícate through hands and I learned to speak a little French to her, like a few words and they go along way ( I, Want , shower, thank you, cook, help, sorry , im good, how are you ) lol. The first night was kind of awkward because I didn’t know how to communicate but I ended up being alright, not as bad as I thought. I ate dinner by my self, which I thought was weird but that was just them respecting my nervousness and it being my first day. I also got another Senegalese name, nuna ji ! My other Senegalese names are François ,momba ja! On February 17th some of the teenagers from the village took us to the bay where we saw crab holes and a lot of small purple crabs . The view was so pretty, I saw so many different water creatures that I’ve only see in shows and movies. I also got to see a seahorse for the first time, other than seeing it in cartoons like sponge bob. On February 18th I met my other homestay sister, her name is Marie and she is 20 years old and so nice (she gave me two of her bracelets they are so pretty). I learned she is in cosmetology school and loves doing makeup (she showed me some of her work and it was really cool and colorful) . One of her favorite American artist is Jason Derulo and she likes Ariana Grande too. She listens to them in English and French but I like the French version better, it sounds nicer lol. On February 19th we went on a little field trip to this place an hour away from where we are staying its called Joal-Fadiouth, and we learned so many amazing historical facts. I saw so many pigs and piglets. I’ve never seen so many, it was wonderful. I bought my first bracelet, its so beautiful my goal is to collect to many bracelets to bring home to friends and family and myself!
Thanks for tuning in to my ted talk !
– Khi’Aura Wilson
