AKA my preferred city in West Africa. Why? For the soft colors of sky, sand, and water that make the brilliantly painted pirogues pop. For the colonial architecture on the
Senegal: the Casamance
In March, I took a trip to the Casamance area of Senegal for work. I didn't recognize till I was making the strategies that I had in fact been to
dolls, dreams, and death
I returned to Senegal from Sierra Leone on Sunday, and no earlier had I unloaded my bags then I began repacking them for my return journey to New york city
Experiences in Wolof
When I resided in Senegal 2 years earlier, my greatest objective was to end up being conversational in French. Though I wished to have the ability to speak Wolof, the
Dakar’s spectacular railway station
On Saturday when I walked downtown, I got a better take a look at the remodelled railway station, which I had actually peeped from the vehicle a couple of weekends
Advantages occur in 3s
I simply understood that the other day was the 3 year anniversary of the day I very first landed in Dakar, bleary- and wide-eyed in equivalent step. I'm so, so
A brand-new museum– side by side with an old, lovely station
When I flew into Dakar 3 years earlier, the city held a lot mystique. I had actually invested practically 25 years picturing what the sights and noises and sensation of
this time will be various
A list of things I will not be performing in Dakar this time around: Handwashing my laundry. I'm working full-time now. I will not be investing half my weekend scrubbing
de retour
I'm composing from Dakar, where I have actually when again resided with La Famille Lo The oldest kid and his 4 year-old are now living here; it's ended up being