First phone call from Jaime en Mauritanie

I talked to Jaime this morning. She is loving this adventure so far. She said the volunteers were greeted at the ferry from Senegal to Mauritania by tons of people cheering for them. They played Justin Timberlake music and said "Americans". They served a meal of fish and couscous for dinner. She is sleeping outside in her tent. She did take pictures, but has not had the opportunity to get on a computer yet. Look for those on her blog later this week. She was awaken this morning at 5:30 by a call to prayer. They had goat and rice for lunch today. She said they roll the rice in a ball using only their right hand and eat it. Then wipe their mouths on their shoulders. She told me about their (no) left hand rule! (Ask me if you do not know, or explain it to the young ones.) She said it is very hard to eat without using your left hand at all. She tried peeling and eating an orange with one hand and said it was hard to do. This week they will go to a market and pick out fabric so they can have clothes and head wear made. She is with 14 other people in the health project. They will be in their tents for the 1st week, then off to host families for 10 weeks. She said the language is a very different French. She loved talking to me. I found a prepaid card for .19 cents a minute. If you guys want to call occasionally, she would love it. She has a cell phone. I do not know how well it will work when she leaves the city, so you might want to call her soon. Dial just like this: 011 (222) 458-5032. I tried a few times before I was successful. She said 9:00 pm is her time is best. It is 5 hours later than Chicago.