This Senegalese Life

I am pleased to share my birthday with Marielle, another Health PCV from my training group, and this year we had a remarkably delicious bi...

It's my birthday today, and I've had a lovely time so far. I woke up and opened all the mail and packages that I picked up yesterd...

A couple weeks ago my neighbor Katie had a birthday and since she'd been traveling a lot recently decided to have a party out in villa...

Bowls, like buckets, are a big things around here. We eat all our meals out of bowls, food is kept warm in lidded bowls, gifts and purchase...

A few weeks ago I was working over at the Health Center, things went long, and I came home late for lunch. This happens occasionally, and w...

It's Ramadan again! I wrote about Ramadan last year and about the things that people eat during Ramadan , so I won't go over the b...

Rainy season has begun in earnest, and that means long, damp afternoons spent in my hut, making tea, listening to podcasts, writing letters...