Think Again...

Hey everyone :)
So in the beginning, i was supposed to be going to Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. However, this all changed about a week and a half before i was due to fly out when the incredibly responsible and thorough staff at Project Trust (PT) had gathered enough evidence to suggest that Nouakchott was no longer a safe place for me, or any of my partners to be going. Speaking of my partners, they were James (aka Molkie), Shaun, and Emma. Shaun and Molkie were supposed to be going to a placement just down the road from Emma and myself, in Nouakchott, up until the security developments took place last week.
Unfortunately, as none of us are now able to go to Mauritania due to its hostility, we've had to re-think where we would like to go. Shaun has now been placed in Uganda, though i don't know when he will be leaving, and i believe Molkie will be going with him. After spending a week of training with those 3 fantastic people, i knew i wasn't going to settle for letting all of them go. Emma and i discussed where we would like to go now, and together we decided that Senegal, just south of Mauritania was going to be the place for us, and if that wasn't possible we both wanted to go to Honduras, in South America. I wanted to go to Honduras because, also on training, i met some pretty amazing people who were destined to go there, and to spend a year in their company would undoubtedly have been a very fun year indeed! However, i have no regrets about heading to Senegal, as i feel i can offer it so much more, as it can offer me.
After phoning Ally at PT and talking about how we both really feel Senegal is the right place for us both to go, the plans for our departure and our placement are well under way! The final details are being organised at the moment and Emma and i should have confirmation of our destination before the end of the week! :)
The reason that i wanted to go to Senegal in the first place (as it was my first choice) was mainly because i've always enjoyed French, music and the creative aspects found in different cultures. Senegal's placement will be in an infant school, teaching basic French and English to the children. It is a very musical area and i cannot wait to get involved in that part of the culture!
The teaching aspect to my project is known as my primary project, and i will be encouraged and excited to pursue a secondary project. I hope to develop my secondary project by organising a concert or gig for the pupils of my school, and their parents, hosted by the pupils themselves, hopefully by teaching and encouraging them to learn an instrument in their free time.
I have no idea how achievable that will be, though i will put every effort into making it happen if it can!
I have many ideas for the year to come, and i will keep you all posted on the changes and experiences i encounter along the way. I don't think i will be out in Dakar (the capital of Senegal, and the location of my possible placement) for another couple of weeks, around the 10th September.
I'll update soon :) thank you for making this experience possible for me.
Love, Jen x