My friend, Noel, who has spent the last year teaching at Dakar Academy is staying with me this week. She got in the other day and I went and picked her up, took her to Wendy's, and then we ran to the store to get some toothpaste. We have hung out a lot, and it is pretty sweet, I must confess.

Before she left, I tried to tell her about some of the people and things in Dakar, but now she has been there. Now she understands. I love it.

So there have been so many walks down memory lane this week. And in our lunacy, there have been some four mile walks in the heat of the midday SC sun. Not the smartest thing to do, but fun nonetheless. She got to meet my "extended" family, my friends from DA who are living just down the road from me...so we talked Dakar for about an hour the other night.

I love it.

She brought up a good question last night. We couldn't find an answer...so I'm going to pass it on to you...if you know the answer, will you let me know?

Where does the moisture come from in Senegal (West Africa) for rainy season? I mean, storms generally move from east to west there...which means they have to cross the Sahara before getting to us...any ideas??