This Senegalese Life

It’s been a busy few weeks (month?) over here. I kind of can’t believe it’s February. I knew (in general and in Peace Corps) about the wh...

We all went to Tambacounda for Halloween, and the Tamba PCVs did an excellent job of decoarting and cooking for a crowd - there were impress...

After the  Health/EE Summit my friend  Leah  and I went up to Dakar and had a wonderful time visiting  Rachel  & Emily at their complete...

The BBC recently posted a slideshow about gold mining in Senegal , relatively close to where I live. There's also a  BBC video on gold m...

…and it’s going well. More on that later. Right now I’m signing in to Skype so that I can chat with my Gramma.

One of the main reasons I was so stoked to go to IST was because I was looking forward to seeing my PST roommates (Sarah L., Emma, and Cady)...

We hosted the Peace Corps/Senegal American Independence Day party at the K édougou Regional house. About a hundred people came and all in al...

Yesterday we went to the Ambassador's Residence (which is a very fancy place) Dakar and officially swore in as Peace Corps Volunteers! ...

Rachel and LaRocha in Dakar I know that this photo could have been taken at any playground in the American suburbs, but it's of my frie...