WAIST

The West African Invitational Softball Tournament was AWESOME! Gabbie and I had a blast. The teams were made up local embassy workers and ISD teacher & students, West African Peace Corps (PC) members, and a team of Senegalese. I had no idea that it was going to be as much fun a it was. Drinking, dancing, laughing and playing some softball. The event was kicked off on Friday at the Club Atlantique. It's the picture with the pool. Our school is connected to it. The PC folks had great energy and outfits. I guess when you are out in the field and get a few days poolside in the city, things go wild. Then, the games started. We won our first two and lost the last two. We were out by the end of Sunday. The real excitement came at the finals. The Senegalese champions from last year against the Mauritanian PC team(MPC). Rumor has it that the MPC has it the roughest out of all PC volunteers. I really wanted the MPC team to win because we play the Senegalese team all the time and they cheat. Before the game started a PC had a trumpet and played the national anthem, which was super cool. The game was a hoot to watch, the energy from the Americans was high, and the MPC team won. I loved every minute of it!

I was too busy playing, socializing, and drinking beer to take photos. The ones featured are from Tod Spedding. Thanks Tod!