kedougou, senegal

thanks for the laughs africa

October 12, 2011 kedougou, senegal

My last days in Kedougou were a steamy, hot, emotional mess. A blur of left-handed handshakes, gift exchanges, and screaming children—for some reason all the women I worked with thought it would be appropriate to “offer” me their babies to take back to America, I respectfully declined but gave them Madonna and Angelina Jolie’s contact [...]

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before and after

October 5, 2011 kedougou, senegal
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September 27, 2011 kedougou, senegal

As my two years of service comes to a close, I assume that I am supposed to feel some grandiose sense of relief, happiness, or accomplishment. This incredibly life changing experience is about to come to finish, but honestly all I can do is worry about whether my World Trade Center flip flops are appropriate [...]

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