Travels with Tavish

Happy New Year, Travels with Tavish readers! As you have probably noticed, I took a month off from blogging at the start of the new year. I had a busy January which included hosting my dad and cousin Kristi in Senegal, my Mid-Service Conference, and a one-year dental check up (no cavities despite all the attaya). I have had a nice long break away from my village and am feeling ready to face the next hot season when it arrives in March. Starting now I will again be posting on the blog weekly, inchallah. Below are a few pictures from December 2019. Lots more pictures from January will be coming soon. Making soap with a woman in my village. The three ingredients are oil, water, and lye (caustic soda). Stirring the soap. As of mid-January, most of the 20 bars of soap made from this batch had sold. Hopefully there will be some interest among other women in the village to also learn to make soap I left my site on Christmas Eve to come into Kedougou and spend the Ch