Last day in Sare Musa

I thought that today would be easier than it was.  Today was the last day spent in my training village (Sare Musa).  I spent most of the day sitting around with the family chatting and taking pictures.  Lizzie, Michael, Becca and I all decided to out on our Gambian ceremony attire and parade around the village and say our goodbyes to everyone.  Everyone seemed so excited to see us in our complets and wanted to take photos with us and of us.  Since it was my last night here I had decided to buy a chicken for the family to eat for dinner.  I sat around and helped my sister-in-law prepare the meals and chatted with the family.  We all gathered around as I played the film Monsters University on my laptop, which they loved and laughed at so much.  Since it was in English many of them didn’t understand what was being said but the pictures was good enough for them.  I decided to stay up later than usual as well as the children even though they had school the next morning.  Everyone seemed very sad and told me that I shouldn’t leave and I should just stay there for the next two years.  I told them thank you for everything and that I was going to miss them but I would be back to visit often and then headed to bed.  Sare Musa is crazy and full of energy but it is a great village in which I will definitely miss.