back to swear in...after the american club in the afternoon we headed out for the hotel where we would be staying and dining. the plan was to get cleaned up, do to dinner in the hotel, then proceed to the party that is thrown by current PCVs and planned by our very own education trainer, alyssa.
now restaurants in mali are a funny thing is that it takes forever to get food! especially in large groups. so we spent 3 hours at dinner. needless to say, that left plenty of time to goof around on the camera...
braid train! taz, jamie, and brooke
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| some of the ladies. all dressed up, this time American style. maria, ali (one of our fearless trainers who is now headed back to the states after 2 years...she gave us all hope!), brooke, taz, jamie, marcy, amy, jenna, ashton, then in front, me, alyssa (fearless trainer number 2 and party planner, all around awesome), and kat |
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| taz and amy (i totally take credit for the eye make up, that was my job prior to the before seen braid train) |
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| ali and marcy...looking lovely as ever |
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| marcy and taz (i was working my way down the table) |
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| three beauties! marcy, taz, and amy |
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| on the other side of the table...me, jamie, and brooke |
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| AMES! i just love this one! |
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| perhaps best facial expressions ever? marcy and taz |
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| oh hey there hot stuff...jamie and brooke |
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totes adorbs. jamie and brooke (i wish i could take credit for the past two, but alas, my camera was in the hands of someone else!)
we had an absolute blast. even though at dinner we were a bunch of very hungry americans. but we all made it through, ate good food, and made it, however fashionably late, to our party. lucky for me, but not so much for you, i was having way too much fun dancing the night away with my peeps to break out the camera. plus it was pitch dark, so this is where friday night ends.
cheers to us! no longer trainees, we walk, hand in hand, to site, to two years in Mali, to a future all ours for the taking... |
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