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Month: October, 2008

Some Music in Dakar

28 October, 2008 (10:02) | Sénégal

This post is not anything too special but I thought it would be cool to write that I saw some music at a local bar/restaurant last night.  I love to see music from another culture.  I think I might end up writing a couple of these as there are quite a few places to see [...]

Naming a Baby in Sénégal

28 October, 2008 (09:59) | Sénégal

In Sénégal when a baby is born the parents wait 8 days before having friends and family over at their house or their parents house to announce the name of the baby.  Moustapha, the guy who is the head of my organisation had his first born last week and on this past Wednesday I got [...]

Gorée Island

21 October, 2008 (09:03) | Sénégal

hey yall.  On Sunday I went to Gorée Island.  Its an island off the coast of Dakar.  It is an important Island in many ways but historically it is the Island where you find the House of Slaves.  This is the house where the millions of men women and children were placed right before they [...]

Soccer Stadium Just Around the Corner

17 October, 2008 (09:08) | Sénégal

Whats up!
I went to a soccer game the other day and Im going to another one today.  Here are some cool pictures.
I didn’t want to offend anyone so i took this picture rather candidly.
These two guys tried to head a ball at the same time.  And they hit each other…
They used these cot like things [...]

Feeding a Baby Sheep

13 October, 2008 (08:35) | Sénégal

Hey whats up.  Check out these two pictures.
My host family keeps about 5 sheep.  This one was born just this weekend but unfortunatly the mother died of illness yesterday.  So now we are feeding the sheep with milk and medicinal milk to keep it healthy.