Where to start – I haven’t got much time to try and scratch the surface of the last few weeks!
The Kartong Festival went off well though was tremendously hard work. The following week we assisted with a festival at a tiny village in the Casamance Region called Dombondir. We stayed in a simple compound where we were made very welcome. There’s no running water or electricity there so you rely on the well, generators and candles!
It’s a simple lifestyle and the people are very hospitable indeed. The festival was wonderful – my job was to run the bar which gave me a great view of the stage and all the performances – local wrestling, traditional dancing, music and drumming!
We’re grabbing a couple of days in town to do festival accounts and reports then back to Kartong and a few days travelling around as a bit of a holiday.
Here are some photos on Facebook
and some MORE
And some from packing up at the end of Dombondir!
Will it fit?
Only just!!!!!
Bye for now!
missminda said:
It sounds like you had a good time. 🙂 I’ll be looking forward to your account of the music.
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deejay said:
What an adventure! The other day a former student teacher came into school to tell me about her experiences teaching in Belize this past year. I found myself thinking of you and the wonderful people you have met and the “roughness” of life without all the creature comforts we take for granted. I’m so glad you’re having such a marvelous time and look forward to hearing more about it all.
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drdog said:
Running the bar? How many local drinks did you have to learn? Or was it mostly beer?
Whatever, it sounds like a great time. And so close to the action, too.
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logis said:
So you are running the bar, i hope you won that race! 😉
Thank god for vans, imagen that you had to put it all in a normal sized car.
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lamin said:
hi I am from dombondir and I am just amage to see that they have a festival every year. my name is Lamine and you can email and at jammeh98133@yahoo.com
god bless you and keep up the good work. now you see the place and I wander if we can form a foundation to help those people with at least clean water. thank you soo much and hope to hear from you soon. again here is my email jammeh98133@yahoo.com
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