I am sweating profusely... oh, and loving life!

Bonjour from Dakar! As many know I am currently studying abroad in Senegal, Africa for the fall semester of my senior year at Linfield College. In thanks to my lacking ability to keep in touch with those in my life, I am entering upon the world of blogging. I must admit, I do feel a bit of pressure to be profound and sound amazing in this blog. Thus, I feel it is my duty to be upfront with you in saying that yes, I will attempt to be entertaining, meaningful, and interesting but at the same time I am simply seeking to share my life abroad with anyone who is willing to read my words. My intention for this blog is to provide people with glimpses of my life experiences. One delightfully silly aspect of blogging is that I feel as if I am connecting with people… even though I have no idea who, or if anyone, will read these posts.
Just a heads up on two items – When I refer to time I am speaking in Senegal time so if you want to know what you were doing while I was doing whatever I write about or want to know what time I post my blurbs etc., subtract 7hours :D So it begins...