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Northern Tunisia
May 2004 Northern Tunisia Anzie and I spent two weeks in Tunisia in May. Why Tunisia? It was a nostalgia trip. Anzie spent two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer there 30 years ago, 1972-74. She wanted to show me her Tunisia. We saw that plus a lot more, too much to give you all…
Read MoreJourney to the Religious Center of Touba
April 18, 2004 Journey to Touba Well, it’s been a while since our last journal. Things are great here. Anzie just returned from four weeks on the road – Cape Verde, Burkina Faso and Malawi. I just finished teaching my Marketing Course at Suffolk U.– just putting the final grades together. It turned out well.…
Read MoreGoree Island and Mama Africa
January 5, 2004 A Night on Goree Island (click to follow link) Meet Florence, a.k.a. Salimata (all Peace Corps Volunteers are given a Senegalese name by their host family during Pre-Service Training), a.k.a. Mama Africa ( the name by which she’s mostly known on Goree). She’s a 67 year old African American Peace Corps Volunteer.…
Read MoreA New Year’s 2004 roof top party photos
January 5, 2004 A Night on Goree Island (click to follow link) Meet Florence, a.k.a. Salimata (all Peace Corps Volunteers are given a Senegalese name by their host family during Pre-Service Training), a.k.a. Mama Africa ( the name by which she’s mostly known on Goree). She’s a 67 year old African American Peace Corps Volunteer.…
Read MorePink Lake and Strange French Customs
January 2004 Pink Lake and other strange French customs: Lac Rose/ Lac Retba: Two weeks ago we decided to take in this site to see what everyone was talking about. 45 minutes and 30 kilometers later, we arrived at the edge of this small lake that is, indeed, pink. It’s not huge. It stretches about…
Read MoreDecember 2003 and Christmas
December 22, 2003 Yep, it’s me at the kids’ Christmas Party. Only two more shopping days left. And I’m not making house calls anymore. Love and a Merry, Merry Christmas! Dear Family: OK. So we couldn’t make it to the Candlelight Service this year. What to do? What to do? As a substitute we attended…
Read MorePresident Bush Visits Dakar
July 9th, 2003 President Bush’s visit For the past few weeks the town of Dakar has been preparing for the visit of President Bush. It all culminated in his five-hour visit yesterday, July 8. Anne couldn’t go into work because the town was virtually sealed off. Thought you might be interested in the preparations that…
Read MoreRacism in Africa
November 16, 2003 Racism in South Africa: The following is a response to friend Edith Maxwell’s query about any evidence we saw of “The Problem”. Edith: I’m glad you brought it up. What I found extraordinary was the difference between the South African Blacks and the Senegalese. In Senegal we’re used to everyone you meet…
Read MoreTraveling Through South Africa
September 21, 2003 Traveling through South Africa So, there we were, face to face with a steenbok about to charge … “WE ARE MARCHING TO PRETORIA” These are words from a song the Brits used to sing to commemorate their victory in the Boer Wars in the late 1800’s. On Sunday, September 21 we departed…
Read MoreKruger Game Park South Africa
September 16, 2003 Kruger Game Park South Africa Now, check out the Kruger Game Park South Africa photos attached – Meet Jumbo. He’s one of two guides on our sunset Bush Walk in Kruger National Park – South Africa. A strapping 6’5” white Namibian, he looks like Central Casting’s choice for the role of Great…
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