2018-09-12
“When will you leave to Africa?” “Isn’t t dangerous for women in Africa?” “You are very brave to go to Africa.” First, I am going to Senegal. A country IN Africa. Africa is NOT a country. Africa is a CONTINENT. Second, Africa is a continent full of cultural, social and political diversity. It...
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Bring yourself back to the time when Senegal sounded so unrealistic and distant to you that you found it hard to express your thoughts about it. Remember the excitement that ran through your veins paired with a never-felt-before anxiety about this decision that you made for yourself. Compare this rollercoaster of emotions to how you...
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2018-09-12
To preface this, my current knowledge of Portuguese is at or a peg below a native toddlers (although I’ve met some 4 year olds with a significantly broader vocabulary). I can safely navigate conversations discussing food & how hot/cold it is, but any other topic pushes me into my stretch zone. In order to communicate...
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2018-09-12
Today is 9/11. It’s a day that is normally filled with remembrance, a day I personally don’t remember all that well, but it still holds a deep place in my heart. 9/11 was a day that changed The United States of American forever. 17 years ago today 3,201 people lost their lives to a terrorist...
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2018-09-11
In three weeks of orientation, I’ve carried my notebook, pen and water bottle around my fair share of classrooms, lecture halls and conference rooms. I carried them around the Tufts and Stanford Campuses and the Morros Das Pedras Hotel in my tote bag, somewhat obnoxiously adorned with a print of Botticelli’s Primavera. I could derive...
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Things I Miss: · Toilet paper · Tissues · La Croix/ water that doesn’t taste faintly soapy · The luxury of speaking my first language · A warm shower · Clean air · Things to look at on the walls · Air conditioning. Air conditioning. Air conditioning. · The sound of cicadas at dusk · ...
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