Category Archives: Snaps
Genius, Genius, Genius… I want one of these.
Check this out! I’m so excited about this I’m doing one of those little brain-spurt posts. My friend Susan, a volunteer working in the Kaolack region, has been using this Coleman Camp Oven (only $40!) to make coffee cake, banana … Continue reading
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A Moment in Time
The New York Times asked all its readers to take a picture at 15:00 UTC on Sunday, May 2, 2010 as part of its “A Moment in Time” project. I really wanted to take a nap, but begrudgingly ventured out … Continue reading
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Things I miss
In no particular order… Knowing exactly what’s expected of me from my job, cold pizza for breakfast, night & weekend minutes, relative anonymity, locally brewed beer, Jamaican beef patties w/ coco bread, discovering new restaurants, Soterios Johnson, NPR, not having … Continue reading
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Woman with child
For more photos by fellow volunteer Austin (who is far more photographically endowed than I), click here.
Filed under Peace Corps Senegal, Snaps
Senegal in Snapshots
Just little descriptions of life here, picked at random. Paper I rarely see anyone reading for pleasure here in Kolda, though I’m sure people do it in Dakar. Yet, newspapers abound in the form of scraps to go with bread … Continue reading
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Pulaar!
I will be learning the language Pulaar! It’s what I wanted. Fulakunnda. This means I will probably be in Kolda. I’m so excited. Pulaar is also more widely spoken in West Africa than Wolof, so this is good.
Filed under New York Coming to an End, Snaps
Family Tree
This is interesting. This is a family tree of my dad’s side. My dad’s name is highlighted in green. Some of my cousins are on there, but this was written before my sister or I was born. Interesting, no? This … Continue reading
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