america fuck yeah!

the things i missed…

August 21, 2011 kedougou, senegal

One of my best friends in the entire world is getting married this weekend. And for the first time in a long time I have been cripplingly overcome with homesickness. I sometimes forget that while I am trying to survive day to day life here in Africa, life goes on in the rest of the [...]

a (somewhat) patriotic song

July 4, 2011 kedougou, senegal

Sung to the tune of America the Beautiful For cheddar cheese, for hairdryers For beautiful clean clothes, For gro-cer-y stores, oh so big and triple shot la-ttes! America, America How much I do miss thee! But very soon, I’ll come home to you Across the shining sea! Disclaimer: The contents of this blog are mine [...]

sea to shining sea

July 4, 2010 kedougou, senegal

The region of Kedougou is (in)famous for its annual 4th of July party. Isolated in the far southeast corner of Senegal we rarely get visitors from other regions. This year, our 4th of July party was the first time since WAIST that a large group of volunteers in-country had to opportunity to get together and [...]

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