This Senegalese Life

As evidenced by  This American Life's oft-mentioned "Notes on Camp" episode , for many Americans summer camps are a fun and ...

Despite being fairly lactose-intolerant, I happen have opinions about the different kinds of powdered milks that are available, both here ...

Awhile back Troll (one of my dear friends from Camp Unalayee ) sent me a package filled with band-aids, antibiotic ointment, and other supe...

So, the PeaceCare team arrived in K é dougou about a week and a half ago and was made up of doctors, residents, a med student, and a coupl...

Chrishaunakwanstice, Fancy Baking Day, Christmas Adam, White Elephant Night...  I love the holidays. And Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwaanza, and T...

The radio show This American Life has an excellent episode called  Notes on Camp , and it's totally work a listen. Here are a few mor...

So, the kids who live on my compound love to write and color, but there's an almost complete lack of art supplies in Salémata, so they d...