girl with gumption vs nature

trippin out… to segou

June 30, 2011 segou, senegal

The grand opening of my region-mate and friend Zach’s ecolodge project was this week. Zach is an ecotourism volunteer and he has been working for the past two years building a community campement in the village of Segou. Why the hell would someone want to visit a tiny Pulaar village in the middle of the [...]

a gold star situation

February 14, 2011 kedougou, senegal

So last night I was hanging out at the Kedougou Regional House enjoying a couple of really terrible tasting Senegalese beers with my sitemate Alex, when all the sudden I felt a rumble in my colon and had to bolt out of my chair and run to the latrine. Because you see, when nature calls [...]

dindafello

September 20, 2010 dindafello, senegal

After almost a year living in the region renowned for its waterfalls, I finally made it to one. Although, this really isn‘t unusual for me. I lived in Seattle for 4 years and never visited the Space Needle… Disclaimer: The contents of this blog are mine alone and do not represent the positions or views [...]

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