Today was a new adventure...and I finally got to leave the campus for the first time in nearly 6 months!! I guess I should technically say, I got to leave Dakar. :) Anyhow, we ventured out before the sun rose to watch the end of the Paris-Dakar Rally...it was a definite adventure. I will try to get some pics up tomorrow...and if you want more, I'm going to be putting them on my ofoto album this week, so I can certainly send that to you as well! Anyhow...I learned 3 things today...1. don't ever wear flip flops when trying to wade through a desert. 2. don't ever smile at a helicopter in the desert. and 3. americans really do drive crazy!! :)