Senegal

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A Night on Goree Island   January 5, 2004

Meet Florence, a.k.a. Salimata (all Peace Corps Volunteers are given a Senegalese name by their...
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Ramadan and Muslim Friends

February 2004Ramadan ended.  Alhumdoulilahi!  Praise be to Allah!   Since Senegal is about 95% Muslim, Ramadan...
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Condoleezza Rice Visits Senegal

July 21, 2005 Condoleeza Rice Comes to Town We’ve had pretty fair weather for the...
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The Festival of Tabaski

January 2005 Tabaski The Paris-Dakar rally ended in Dakar last Sunday. Well ... not exactly...
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St Louis and the Famous Djoudj Bird Sanctuary

December 2005 St. Louis Re-Visited Giant warthogs, crocodiles, red monkeys … Hey, this is supposed...
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Year in Review 2004 and Our Second Christmas

December 20, 2004 Our Second Christmas Another Christmas is racing toward us like an oncoming...
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The US Election and Thanksgiving in Africa

November 2004 The US election and Thanksgiving in Dakar We're recovering from the election. The...
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Journey to the Religious Center of Touba 

April 18, 2004 Journey to Touba Well, it's been a while since our last journal....
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Pink Lake and Strange French Customs

January 2004 Pink Lake and other strange French customs: Lac Rose/ Lac Retba: Two weeks...
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December 2003 and Christmas

December 22, 2003 Yep, it's me at the kids' Christmas Party. Only two more shopping...