catching up again

So I am actually in Tunis now but Im going to try to describe the wonderful time I had in Senegal to the best of my abailities.
Senegal perhaps was the most different place I have been to to date. Mauritania was very different and was a good prelude but I could speak arabic a bit there. In Senegal there was a real outsider feeling I had allthough not from the treatment of the people. There are not many white people in Senegal so I was a bit of a spectacle espically for the kids but it wasn't just this. It was more of the fact that colonialism still runs in the memories of people and there seems to be a bit of a hesitancy toward meeting some of the folks. But Im not saying this because I think this is a bad thing...I think it is a warrented response to history. But if you show any bit of wanting to get to know someone the response is huge. I tried to learn a bit of Wolof as I went and this got some smiles. I really cant say enough about the hearts of these people. The African are sooooo hospitable. The feeling is very different from north africa to more central though. I think I liked Senegal the best so far because of the huge plus sides to the character of the people and also the huge downside to the poverty situation there. It was both exterems in your face and this was the intense part. But it was what I liked so much. It is just so different from America. No one eats alone. Genoristy and hospitality are genitically part of the culture. I just wish I knew French! So now Ill describe a few of my favorite parts but a little later...Im hungry.