Hard to believe, but November 3rd has finally arrived. Tomorrow I start my travels to the Gambia, Africa. I am going to try and maintain this blog while I'm there...... hopefully it works out better for me then facebook did. ;-) At this point, I only know some basic information about the Gambia, but I thought I would share a little bit of that quickly before heading out.



The Gambia is the smallest country Africa and is located in western Africa. It is almost completely surrounded by Senegal except for a small coast line on the Atlantic Ocean. Fun fact, it is slightly smaller then Connecticut. (thanks Grandpa K) There are 5 major different ethnic groups and approximately 6 different languages throughout the country. I do not know which language I will be learning yet since I do not know where specifically I will be living during my 2 years of service. I am working under the broad spectrum of an environmental volunteer and I will have more specifics for you on exactly what that means as I go through training and move to my village.



I am really excited to have the opportunity to live in the Gambia for a couple years; the Peace Corps is something I've wanted to do for a long time. After graduating from college I started my "career" of full time service in the United States with two years in AmeriCorps NCCC. Somehow it seems fitting for me to move on to a couple years of service in Africa.



I look forward to updating you all on life in the Gambia soon!



~Jenna