Since I am so behind on blogging this one is going to be short. Monday morning was spent in an orientation session led by leaders from the General Board of Global Ministries, the United Nations Foundation, and Cynthia Harvey (one of our team leaders). We also had a chance to meet our Ivorian site leaders and interpreters. We are going to be working in the district of Grand Basaam which is just east of Abidjan (about 1 hour away). Our interpreter is named Julianna and she is a PhD student at Cote d’ Ivoire University studying economics. She told me her dissertation is on the long-term economic impact of child labor in African countries.
The rest of the day was spent in shopping at a market in Abidjan and Basaam. It was an interesting shopping experience battering prices with the help of our Ivorian friends. I was able to pick up some great gifts and souvenirs.
Tomorrow begins our first day of work. I think we all went to bed tired but full of anticipation of what Tuesday will bring.
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