Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Paul's New Number

Paul accidentally posted the wrong phone number on his previous blog. His actual phone number is
011-221-452-5943

Matt

Monday, December 26, 2005

My village is crazy

SInce the first week Ive been in my village, the villagers have all been trying to marry me off to the only decent woman in town. Isatou Barro is the daughter of my friend Lamine, and the sister of Esmala. Both Lamine and Esmala are really cool guys. Though, they are trying really hard for me to have sex with their daughter so I can marry her. Dont get me wrong, Isatou is quite a hottie. Actually, shes really gorgeous. Theres just the whole me-American, you- African deal. We dont even speak the same language, except that I do speak hers now.

Last week, Lamine and I took the shotgun down to the river to shoot dinner. We were sitting there waiting and he asks me,

"Malick, wo fuuda o piy es, Isatou, es a mosaa? Wo bugaa o ten?" Then I said, "Wo koo dof, Mi jegaam o toog na Amerik. Bugaam o toog es soom, ndaa io, wo piy of a mosaa mac."

Translation:

Malick(me), you think my daughter, Isatou, is pretty? Do you want her?

Then I said...

You're crazy. I have a girlfriend in America. I want my girlfriend only, but your daughters really hot.

Lamine and I started laughing. Now every time I see him, I yell from 50 feet away as loud as I can.... SAI SAI REFO. (Callng him a trouble maker)

To make this even more interesting....

I showed the women in my village my picture of DAD. Wow, I have never seen so many women fight over the same man without even knowing him. They were seriously calling dibs on him. My Senegalese Aunt has been bugging me all week to call DAD and tell him she thinks hes the most handsome man shes ever seen. She said that he needs more than just one wife, and that shes willing to fill the slot. So Dad, if you ever get tired of mom, I have about 50 African chicks here that want to make you a happy man. Youre the new heart-throb here in Senegal. You make Brad Pitt look like Lyle Lovett. Congratulations Sai Sai.

Send me cookies

My address in Africa is....

Paul M. Powers (Malick Ndong)
BP 64 Sokone via Kaolack
Senegal, West Africa

Seriously, I want cookies!!!

More money down thehole

Got a new phone. Nothing really special. Actually it looks exactly like the same phone I just had. It could possibly be the same one. How ironic it would be to actually buy the exact phone twice, once brand new and once stolen... yet brand new. Got a new phone number too. Its not as easy to remember as the last one, but it will do just fine.

011-221-452-5243

Feel free to call anytime.