Marisa Comeau-Kerege

Marisa has spent the past ten years competing with the Wisconsin Edge Synchronized Ice Skating team, and is now a part of the coaching staff. She was recently chosen as the Rotary Club's Student of the Month. She believes that children should have the best education possible and that local politicians should be responsible for their actions.

Happy Holidays from Mboro!

Marisa Comeau-Kerege

2013-03-12

Here is a little holiday video I put together from our holiday festivities in Mboro. S.E.E.M. is a local youth group that I work with and C.R.E.P.E. is the school I am currently working at. Enjoy!

“I forgot your name.”

Marisa Comeau-Kerege

2013-03-12

“I forgot your name.” “What? Which one?” “Your American name.” “Oh, Marisa.” “Marisa, that’s right. Where did Marisa go? Where is she?” We were talking about my plans for the future after I returned home. I’m not sure in what context the question came about for my host mom, but what bothered me was how off guard it...

“Africa”

Marisa Comeau-Kerege

2013-03-11

As my time here comes to an end, I was warned to prepare myself for the questions from family, friends and anyone else that will hear I lived in “Africa.” Trying to find a way to explain my life here has proven much more difficult that I anticipated. Finally, it dawned on me that the main problem I was...

A Day in the Life

Marisa Comeau-Kerege

2013-03-11

I would like to introduce Coumba Seck. She is my host cousin out here in Mboro and the subject of my Day in the Life project. The assignment was to follow a boy or girl age 12-18 in our host community so we could see what life was like for the local kids. I decided...

No power, no problem

Marisa Comeau-Kerege

2013-03-11

What happens if the power goes out in America? Life kind of comes to a stand still. Some school districts might cancel school, back up generators would kick in, those without back ups would start freaking out about the food in the fridge or freezer, and the general American population would go into withdrawals or just be bored...

The Start of an Adventure

Marisa Comeau-Kerege

2013-03-04

Sorry this took so long to upload but here is a link to my video of the first month and a half of my Global Citizen Year. Enjoy!

“Everyone eats today”

Marisa Comeau-Kerege

2012-11-29

We all sat around two long tables in anticipation of our Thanksgiving feast. “There is going to be so much food,” we were told over and over again. We were all bubbling with excitement. When our meals came, one thing stuck out to me. There was a lot of food, but there were also 33...

Introducing Fama Siby

Marisa Comeau-Kerege

2012-11-21

Throughout the application process and my Summer Campaign, so many people told me that I would come back a completely different person. I would nod and politely smile at them but I never really believed it. I thought I would go to this other country, which I knew nothing about, learn a new language, maybe a few cultural dances,...

Adjustments

Marisa Comeau-Kerege

2012-11-14

I originally began writing this post about expectations, because let’s be real, who packs up their life for a year and moves to Africa without some sort of expectation as to what they are getting themselves into? Fall Training made everything seem so fun and happy all the time. Having spent the 10 days at Stanford living in the...

My Search for Self

Marisa Comeau-Kerege

2012-07-10

Hi! My name is Marisa Comeau-Kerege. I was born in Mountlake Terrace, WA but I moved to Hartland, WI when I was seven. Although upon arrival, the village of Hartland seemed small and constricted, and made me miss home. However, I met many great friends and was introduced to my creative outlet of figure and...