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Tour of My Home in The Gambia
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Welcome to my Peace Corps crib!
At last! A glimpse into my home in The Gambia. I found a rare moment when no (human) family members were in the compound and decided to shoot a video. But first, to clear a couple things up. First, I don't normally wear "african" attire as shown in the photo above, although I always get many nice complements when I do. I prefer capris/yoga pants and lightweight T-shirts and tanks, like this.
The groundnut harvest has begun! Here I'm removing groundnuts from the roots of the plants. We shell them all one-by-one and when we have a good amount we'll roast the nuts and take them to the machine to be ground into peanut butter. Peanut butter is an ingredient in several of the typical local dishes.
Second, I don't have a parquet wood floor in my room. What you'll see in the video is an inexpensive flooring material that is a little heavier than shelf paper. Much easier to keep clean than the cement floor. Hope you enjoy the video!
For the first time in my village, the girls can fetch water without having to pump or haul it from a well The Gambia is blessed with a good supply of groundwater. Or at least good enough to generally meet the demand in this undeveloped country. Groundwater is used for drinking and other household uses (cooking, bathing, washing clothes, watering animals, etc.) and gardening. If there is any use of groundwater for industry or irrigation, it is very limited. The groundwater quality is also quite good. This is predominantly because local land uses aren’t likely to cause groundwater contamination. Much of the land in The Gambia is used for farming but the country does not have the resources for the widespread use of fertilizers and pesticides that can contaminate groundwater aquifers if over applied. It also has very limited heavy industry and no heavily trafficked transportation corridors in the upcountry regions - these can also be sources of groundwater contaminants. This is a...
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