Break out that stationary you stashed away in the back of your junk drawer 15 years ago. Good ol’ fashioned snail mail really is the best way to reach me.
It is good to number your letters, so I know if something is missing and so I can read letters in the correct order.
My address is:
Jessica Fryman, PCV
C/O Peace Corps/The Gambia
P.O. Box 527, Serekunda
The Gambia
West Africa
For tracking purposes, write “Air mail” and “Par avion” on the envelopes too.
xo
My name is Jessica Danielle Fryman, but I also answer to Fatoumata Camara.
I know three languages, the third being a tribal tongue less than one percent of the world speaks. I like to run even though I’m not that good at it. I read a lot. And I once published a book I wrote, setting all the type by hand on an old-fashioned printing press. I’m an avid traveler and amateur photographer. I’m also a master spider-killer and possess the ability to stalk my prey without the squeamish screams of my former urban life.
I’m originally from Las Vegas, a city with more people than the entire country where I currently live. I now reside in a two-room concrete house with a tin roof and a ceiling made of rice bags. I eat with my hand out of a shared food bowl. I walk down a dirt road to fetch my water and carry it home in a bucket on my head. And yes, I even poop in a hole in the ground.
Read more about me here.
The Gambia, known as "The Smiling Coast of Africa," is the smallest country on the continent's mainland. Just 210 miles long and no more than 30 miles at its widest point, The Gambia carves out a space in Senegal on either side of the picturesque Gambia River.
Although many regional languages are spoken, the official language is English. A majority of the 1.8 million people are Muslim. About a third of the population lives below the international poverty line on less than US $1.25 per day.
Hello Jessica,
Not sure if email will reach you or better to write a letter. I’ll try a email first. Enjoying your blog especially the piece regarding how the Ebola outbreak is impacting The Gambia. My son is suppose to begin his two year peace corp assignment serving The Gambia in October of this year. Naturally, my mother instincts are at full alert and I keep asking him (almost daily) has he heard anything and if his assignment has been cancelled. I think it would be an amazing adventure for him, but of course I don’t want to see him in any danger. Your blog is a comfort and it sounds like a wonderful place. I hope If he does make it there, he is able to meet you. thanks again and keep writing!
Thanks for your note!
I’m glad you are enjoying the blog and that it has been helpful for you. Peace Corps remains to keep us informed! We are all looking forward to meeting the new volunteers in October.
Hello Jessica,
My name is Hope and I’m a senior editor at World Trade Press, a publishing and digital media resources company in California. We create educational and travel websites, and are in the process of upgrading our AtoZWorldCulture product. This website offers detailed, country-by-country cultural and social information for schools and colleges.
One new section we are adding contains proverbs from around the world. We would like to provide this cultural aspect of the Gambia on our website by including proverbs in English, Mandinka, Fula, and/or Wolof (if you speak those), along with the English translation and meaning of each. We were wondering if you would be interested in compiling and writing 20 Gambian proverbs for us. In exchange, we will offer 8 cents per word, author attribution, a link directly to your blog or other website, and a free one-year subscription to AtoZWorldCulture.
Thank you for your time and your consideration of our request. Please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best,
Hope Kang
Senior Editor
World Trade Press
Petaluma, California, USA
Hello Jessica. I enjoyed your blog.
I wish to send Batik tools and supplies to a young friend in Gambia who needs urgently to earn money for himself (I can’t afford to sponsor him).
Could you give me any advise on sending things like that to Gambia?
I hope to visit soon. Perhaps i can bring tools etc with me or even purchase them over there?
Best wishes
Christopher May
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