This Senegalese Life

There was a national campaign to vaccinate vulnerable populations against  meningitis A   this month in Senegal and I was able to go out w...

My host aunt Hassanatou and her sons finally came back from summer vacation in Guinea (where she's from), my other host siblings came ...

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

This is the calendar I have in my hut, and that is a close-up of the Obama button that my mom sent my awhile back. I was so relieved when ...

So, we love our Regional House. It's where we come to get our mail, check our e-mail, get our protein fixes, stock up on vegetables, ta...

Even when it isn't mango season there are still pretty great snacks to be had in my village. Lately we've been having a lot of lat...

This year Tabaski fell on October 26th, and it was the first time I haven't been with my host family for a major Senegalese holiday. ...