I would love to send out a big HALLELUJAH to the earth because Korite is here, and that signals the end of Ramadan!!!!!!!!! Senegal is a Muslim country (or, at least 95% of the inhabitants practice Islam, the rest are mainly Christians) and for the past month, the majority of people here have been fasting daily from dawn to dusk. So, this translates into a mad rush on the roads to get home around 7:00 or 7:30 to break the fast, long queues at the bakeries to buy baguettes around sunset, and some hungry, grumpy people in Dakar. I'm so glad it is over! So, Korite is essentially a celebration to recognize the end of Ramadan. And I say, bring it on.
Along with a few others from school, I was invited to a Korite celebration at Almamy's place. Almamy is a local Senegalese that does a lot of tours for people from my work. It was nice to meet his family and the food was delicious. Bonne fête!
