My Birthday (by Amanda)

cross-posted from Facebook ~

Yesterday the ARO (Africa Regional Office) team went out to lunch at a restaurant of my choice (it was my birthday). That was very scary since I do not know many restaurants in Dakar yet. Thanks for all the birthday greetings and to all of you who were wondering what restaurant I chose - that was quite the adventure!
I chose Korean, but as it happened it was permanently closed. So we decided to call another one, which was also closed. We decided to try one close by but they don't serve lunch during Ramadan. We were close to a Thai restaurant so we went there but... they only take reservations for lunch. So we ended up at the l'Ambassade. It was good food and even better fellowship despite the pounding from renovations going on right out the window.
Did I say it was a great birthday despite all the complications? Well it was wonderful and full of fun with friends and my beautiful family.