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Touba - Part I

August 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

After an email from my mother saying I need to update my blog about my trip to Touba, I’ve decided to overcome my brief plague of laziness and actually write something.  That and I’m currently sitting in my room not doing much of anything else.
We left last Wednesday afternoon – myself, Doucoure, Baye Fall, Amadi, [...]

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Tags: Challenges · Senegal · Travel

Touba

July 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Back in a couple of days.

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Tags: Culture · Senegal · Travel

A Frustrating Day in Dakar

June 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

One of the things I have learned through travelling is that experience is the greatest teacher. Someone can tell you all they know about where to go, how to behave, and what to look for, but it is actually wandering into the city alone that really gives you a base of understanding. And [...]

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Tags: Challenges · Senegal · Travel

A Day Before Departure

June 7th, 2008 · No Comments

So I have roughly 24 and 1/2 hours before my flight leaves Indianapolis tomorrow to JFK.  From JFK it’s a straight shot over to Dakar (capital of Senegal).  That gives me roughly 24 and 1/2 hours to pack and buy most of the necessary supplies.  I thought I was doing pretty well in terms of [...]

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Tags: Preparations · Senegal · Travel