June 2010

not your daddy’s peace corps

June 27, 2010 kedougou, senegal

The Peace Corps conjures up images of a lone American, posted in a remote and rural village. No running water. No electricity. Going years without speaking English. Completely cut off from the outside world. While this romantic notion of Peace Corps may have existed in the 70s and 80s, is far from the reality of [...]

invitation – 1 year later

June 22, 2010 kedougou, senegal

I still can’t believe it has been a year since I opened that envelope. This was definitely one of the happiest moments of my life. So far this experience has been everything that I wanted and more. Thank you to everyone that has made this possible. Thanks to Mom and John who let me live [...]

the rains

June 14, 2010 kedougou, senegal

You can smell the rain first. The scent of greenery and dampness fills your nostrils on every inhale. Erratic and cool gusts of wind guarantee the inevitability of a coming storm. The winds push the dark heavy moisture filled clouds over the mountains of the Fuuta Jallon into Kedougou. Thunder rumbles in the distance. The [...]

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