Jetlag in Nouakchott

We made it to Nouakchott at about 7am, after 3 days of training and 12 hours of sleep net total during those 3 days. I'm pretty jetlagged and out of it, but from what I can tell, Mauritania will be a really interesting place to work for the next 2 years. Nouakchott is this massive city that just pops out of the middle of the Sahara desert. I'd read in Lonely Planet Books and other places that Mauritania wasn't exactly known for its natural beauty, but that's crap. If the flight over the desert at sunrise was any indication, this really is a beautiful country.
We're off to our training site tomorrow, and I'll be there for about 10 weeks. During that time I probably won't have much internet access, if any, so updates will be few and far between if they happen at all.

Don't Worry, I'm Still Here

I'm leaving for staging for Mauritania on June 24th, and we fly to Dakar (which is oddly not in Mauritania) on June 26th. I will be in Mauritania for 27 months with the Peace Corps, volunteering as an ESL teacher. This blog is to keep my friends and family updated, and to reflect on my experiences in Northwest Africa.
More to come when I actually get to Mauritania in about 10 days!