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8 Responses to Contact

1. Mary Barranger

   September 1, 2009 at 10:12 pm

   Hi, Maya,

   I can’t imagine what an adventure you must be having. I just finished reading a fun book called “The Sex Lives of Cannibals” by A. Martin Troost in which a man describes living with his girlfriend on a South Pacific atoll (she has just gotten a job for the US govt, but not the Peace Corps). He describes how the natives use the lagoons as toilets. (His first day there he went swimming in the lagoon and was horrified to see more than one person walking down to the shore and defecating. At least you don’t have that to worry about!
   The other annoying drawback to their culture is that their favorite song was the “macarena” and he would hear it constantly. I’m sure your cultural offerings are much more interesting.
   Keep the reports coming.

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2. valerie

   November 27, 2009 at 4:12 am

   wow..love reading your blog. your vibrant and detailed descriptions bring so much to my imagination..i almost make enough pictures all in my own head..but will check out yours to see how close ive come on my own!
   your writing is a gift to all of us..so please enjoy knowing that your story is great reading and i wait for the next installments. keep them coming.
   love to you ambassador maya
   a Thanksgiving toast to your health !
   ill pass along to the kids…
   we miss you
   love,
   aunty val

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3. sebbar ILYas

   June 20, 2010 at 11:34 am

   Tres bon job , une aventure superbe, pour une raison tres humanitaire , bonne continuation .
   ilyas

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4. acleland

   October 7, 2010 at 3:58 pm

   Maya,
   Hi!
   I really enjoy the blog for it’s honesty and humour.
   I’m connecting because I’m looking for your “people”.
   I work with a high school program based on a tall ship. It is coming to Dakar in late November for the 4th year in a row. Last year we worked with Jared in Dakar but he’s home now and so I’m desperately trying to figure out which volunteers are working on his Fann Hospital project, or urban agriculture in Dakar, or simply working in dakar for that matter.
   CAn you be of any help.
   THANK YOU!!!
   my e-mail is a_galway@hotmail.com

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5. John Hand

   October 27, 2010 at 6:18 pm

   I enjoy your blog very much.

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6. Hugo

   October 31, 2011 at 9:54 am

   Hi Maya!

   We met in the way from Arusha to Dar Es Salaam. Back to Europe and still under the cultural shock I went to your blog. It is very interesting! Thumbs up!! Hope you remember me

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7. Mike

   November 17, 2011 at 9:51 pm

   Beautifully written blog.

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8. Kimberly

   December 1, 2011 at 4:40 am

   Hi Maya, I found your blog recently while browsing the internet for advice on Peace Corp Volunteering. I got so excited to see a blog about service in Senegal since I will be leaving in three months to be a health service volunteer there! I am dying for advice, as much as I can get, about how to prepare for service. Your latest post about failure was one of the most honest feedback of the program that I have read so far. Admittedly, I don’t know quit how to process this before I leave for my own service. Any advice, honest feedback, ways to prepare,etc that you can tell me would be more than appreciated.

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