This Senegalese Life

One of the very first things that happened when I arrived in Senegal was that I started taking anti- malarial  medication. People who gr...

I spent Christmas in Popenguine, a little beach town just south of Dakar, it was wonderful, and here are a few of the highlights.  ...

When I walk from my hut to get water (or go to the boutique, or buy a bean sandwich) I usually walk through this field, next to the Sofidete...

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...

My birthday was over a month ago, but with all the power outs, flooded roads, and finicky cell phone reseau it's been hard to get onlin...

It's a gray and rainy day here in K édougou. It's so chilly that I put on a long-sleeved t-shirt, even. The wet season is starting a...

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...

Just for the record, the preventative malaria medication that I'm taking does indeed cause surreal dreams. Not nightmares, just weirdly ...