Day 2 of the Tournament
On New Years Day we continued the tournament. Saying it was a success would be a great understatement.
Off to Markala
In Markala i met a few more Malians and was bestowed with my Malian name - Seydou
Stade
Several of us, including Yacouba's sons, and some players from the winning teams from the New Years Tournament attended a professional football match. For many of them, it was the first match that they had been to.
The Crew
The is the Little Eagles winter 2011 group in order: African Sky Founder Scott Lacy, Myself, and Project Director Sekou Kante
Holy S%**, I'm in Africa!
The title says it all
They were a bit...bitey.
Man, these mosquitoes suck.
Anyway, survived the first night. Big day coming up today. After breakfast I'm hopefully getting fitted for some sweet African clothes. Then it's off for some cultural/language training and some homemade food at Scott's host family's house with Yacouba. There, I'll meet Sekou so we can discuss the projects we'll be doing on the trip! Busy, busy! Time to get moving!
-R
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