The Course so Far...

Well it has been a week and I apologize for not posting more. I was waiting to get batteries for my camera, and that was an adventure in itself. I bought a set that were dead, and then another that did not have enough juice to run the camera. I finally got a set good enough, proving the old adage that buying quality once is better than buying crap three times! So I do have a few photos to post now.
We started the course on Monday and did not stop running till Friday. It is very intense with tight timings for the students to meet. My group includes two Algerians, two Malians, a Burundian, a Ghanaian, a Tanzanian, and a Rwandan - very diverse, but with an amazing variety of experience and background. They were a bit shy to start off but began to come out of their shells. By the end of the week they were ready for a break so we held a Happy Hour at the wet canteen and got a chance to get to know them better. I have taken a few shots of the school and our facilities:

This is a shot of me outside the front of the College in Bamako. It is a very modern facility, only opening last July. For those languishing under the February snows, it was 38 C that day.

This is our office at the College. It is a bit cramped for 8 people to work, but the instructors are mostly in the classroom once the course starts. It is air conditioned and has wireless internet access so we are well connected.

Yours truly at my desk at the College. Those who know me in Kingston will note that my desk is relatively tidy at this point. A week later it is no longer so!