Training is over, I passed my language tests, completed my projects, and have been sworn in to the Peace Corps. I'm in Nouakchott now, where I'll be living for the next two years.
I wrote everything here over the last three months in Boghe. Due to the poor internet connection there, I wasn't able to post them until now. They are in roughly chronological order with the earliest entries at the bottom. I'm not sure these posts will make much sense to anyone that hasn't been here, but I hope you find them interesting. If you have any questions, please ask!
Map of Mauritania
Mauritania straddles the Sahara Desert, bordering Morocco and Algeria in the north, and Senegal and Mali to the south. It covers 397,950 square miles, an area greater than Texas and New Mexico combined.