$6300

ALHAMDULILAH!

My estimate was approved by my boss, so now all I have left to do is submit the proposal and then start getting money! As it turned out, I will only be needing $6300, but that is only for the well. I know, I know: that's an EXPENSIVE well. They have to drill 45 meters though to get to the water, remember, I live in the desert??? After the well is built they will measure the water table etc. and determine the best kind of pump.

In other news, it's HOT up north. I have been in St. Louis on a little R&R vacation before going to Dakar for my medical check up. A friend of mine told me it was 197 degrees yesterday in Matam, a city near my site. I think he may have been exaggerating a little, but that is another reason why I'm taking my time getting back to site. When it gets that hot, no one does anything anyway.

Also, if anyone wants to visit me....