It's beautiful here

Here is a view on my way to the computer room. There are gorgeous flowers, palm trees, and so much green here. The walls of the compound have colorful murals of Guinean scenes. We are steps from the beach. This morning we went for a run. The air is coolest at the hour we go (6:30), but people burn trash all the time here. So the air is smokey in places. There are fewer cars, so there is less of a diesel smell. We pass some people. There are stray dogs, but they're not treated like pets here. They have diseases, most likely, so we shouldn't touch them. They are also not used to being pet, I would guess. We walked to the beach after the run. It's beautiful. Unfortunately, sewage and trash is put directly in the water, so it is not safe to enter the water at all. We are at the base of the peninsula it seems, so there are not big waves. Oh, if it were cleaned up, it would be amazing. At any rate, it is so beautiful here. I'll have to get a sunset shot, but take a look at the other blogs from people in my group and you may find one.

This may be my last entry for a while. Tomorrow we leave for our homestays in another city. We'll train in language, technical, and cross-cultural areas. We're very excited.