Settling in

I've now been in my apartment in Fann Hock for a few days, and am getting used to my new surroundings. The area is lively, its close to the university and there is a large student community here. It has a very different feel from central Dakar, more relaxed and much less hustle. I'm having to get used to a whole new set of sights and sounds - being woken in the morning (or is it the middle of the night) by the call to prayer, the flocks of birds at dusk and dawn, and the street scene - football everywhere, taxis, horse drawn carts, 4x4 s, buses and the 'transoprt en commun' ( a small 'bus', invariably packed inside and often with people hanging on outside) - all weaving around each other - see pics.














Also spent some time at the Voile d'Or beach over the weekend with Cyrille and his sister Carole - the weather is very hot and sticky at the moment, so it was lovely to have a chance to cool off in the sea.
On the work front, I have now met the Regional ICT director, Alpha Bah. He's is going to be away on leave for a few weeks so we've spent some time discussing project work I can make a start on while he's away. There is a range of ICT projects/initiatives being looked at by the different countries within the region. The initial task is to assess progress/status and to identify those which we should prioritise, which will mean liaising with the different country offices, such as Mali, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea-Bissau and Central African Republic. Should be interesting!