Part 7 Making connections

I have had the chance to mingle with the likes of all kinds of people.

The first connections I have made are those within the Peace Corps office it’s self. There are many people working in the office who have a wide range of experiences. In the office we have a wide range of people from different states, people who have traveled or lived outside of the US, degrees from just about every department, and shared like ideas about the future or life in general.

Second work in the education sector I am exposed to many different locals and foreigners. Many of the people work directly within or linked to the education system in the Gambia. Even though not all expects of education have high interest to me (personally) they are all wonderful people to meet. Not only do you get to find out the things that interest them about education and their job. But you also get to know some of the personal and work reality experiences. Their experiences in more ways then one can be applied to my job now and future jobs to come.

Third but the one that is most valuable is the connections that have been created with the local people. These are the people who are affected directly and directly by my existence in the community. The level of connection can be from a counter partner in the field all the way to the vendors within the market. You can either get good help at work and understanding as to way the job is hard. Or get luck by your favorite vendor saving good veggies for you or making the price a little lower.

Thus the power of connections has now become very important in my life. The only hard part about it right now is remembering everybody’s Name. Here it is very important to remember peoples name if not the first name the surname is the best. As they use name calling as a form or greeting one another.