Fatoumata, welcome on board.  I am one of the two guys you spoke with before
the Conference started.  To be specific, I am the one from Chicago and our
conversation was cut short when we went to help the DJ unload his equipment.
  I'm glad you joined the L and I hope it will be a wonderful experience for
you.

Chi Jaama

Joe Sambou


>From: eburman <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Introduction
>Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:21:39 -0400
>
>Salaam aleikum and thank you for allowing me to join this list.
>
>My name is Erica Burman; my Gambian name is Fatou Tambajang.  I was a
>U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Bansang from 1987-1989, where we my
>husband Eric and I taught English at Bansang Secondary Technical
>School.  I am currently the co-leader of a returned Peace Corps
>volunteer group called Friends of Senegal and The Gambia (FOSG).  Over
>the past 40 years 1,102 Americans have served as Peace Corps volunteers
>in The Gambia and we over 700 in our database.  For many of us our time
>in The Gambia was a pivotal life experience and we remain ambassadors
>for The Gambia in the U.S.
>
>Our small group is in the "growing stages."  Our website is
>www.erslah.com/attaya and we have a yahoogroups listserv.  We put out a
>very sporadic newsletter and are in search of someone to take on the
>editorship.  This summer the National Peace Corps Association is holding
>its national conference in Chicago from August 5-8.  In conjunction we
>are planning a dinner/meeting during which several returned volunteers
>who have started development projects back in Africa will share what
>they are doing.  My hope is that we can discover some "synergies" and
>get more people involved.
>
>I have asked to join this list in order to make contact with Gambians
>around the U.S. on behalf of our group and explore ways in which our
>communities might work together for the benefit of The Gambia.  I
>recently attended some ALD events in Washington DC and would like to
>continue this contact via the internet.  I look forward to listening and
>learning.
>
>Best regards, abaraka baake, jere jef,
>
>Erica Burman
>
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