This Senegalese Life

It’s been almost two months since I left Senegal as a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, and a final wrap-up post of some kind seems long ove...

In just five days I’ll be leaving West Africa, but I won’t be gone for long. I've been offered and accepted a  Peace Corps Response  ...

The World Health Organization explains that "Malaria  is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites o...

There is a television show called New Girl , and on that show they play a game called True American . The Peace Corps Volunteers of Kédou...

The morning I left Salémata I didn't take any photos. The night before, Jackie, Jubal, Katie O. and Katie W. had all spent the night, a...

A couple weeks ago I got my hair braided for the first time. After my mom got her hair braided in during her visit Mariama Kesso decided t...

So, maybe you thought that just because I'm single and childless I wouldn't be churning out look-at-this-baby posts, but I'm he...