Archives: Fellow Updates

Iwe Ife fun awon Obi me

Ebunoluwa Akinbode

2018-03-15

*Kinto bere inkun ti mo fe so, ke kun mun ikpe in mun Yoruba ko. Mo kun fi igbagbo se ni.*             Ke me ikpe mo me ikpe Senegal ko je Nigeria, sugbun, lati gba ti mo ti wan bi, mo tin rin awankun to men mun mi renti awankun ti e men so nikpa...

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The Cheeseburger at the End of the Tunnel

Erik Oline

2018-03-15

Bacon, it’s going to have bacon, lots of bacon. And iceberg lettuce, with honey Dijon mustard and a phat pickle on the side. As I write this I have exactly three weeks left in my host family. Every night when I enter the date into my journal I shudder when I write ‘March’. The past...

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The Gorée Commercial

Miniya Ali

2018-03-15

“The Door of no Return” stepping foot on the infamous Gorée island is dream many of us who are descendants of slaves. We ponder the action of going back and defying the notion that the spirit of those who where taken and tortured on Gorée could never find their way back. Gorée as well as...

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My Senegal is not Your Africa

Sarah Candee

2018-03-14

The 230 day program cycle is coming to an end and although I am not in the States yet, my life has already swung full-throttle back to American time. This means the constant hustle to do better, be better, and make better.   University orientation, family gatherings, various events and dates with friends have already...

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A short comment on hair (down there and everywhere)

Sophie Schonbach

2018-03-14

So, about shaving this time, eh? And no I don’t want to discuss if I should let my moustache grow out or shave its or if somebody else should or shouldn’t do that, here it’s only gonna be about how I feel. Regarding shaving of course, no worries.   To start this off, let me...

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Where to eat in Pune?

Donna Tin Sun

2018-03-14

India, as a country is famous worldwide for its cuisine. But Indian cuisine within itself is multi-faceted; between the Southern tip of the subcontinent all the way to its questionable Northern borders, there must be at least 100 ways of Indian cuisine from all the four corners of the country.  Over the course of my...

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Xaaral tuuti, Maangiy Xaalat! (Wait for a second, I’m thinking!)

Tiffany Hurtado

2018-03-13

  I think since being here, I’ve had multiple ‘brain-fart’ moments trying to get out of my words. And this hasn’t only happened when I try to communicate with my family but also when I’m around other fellows. But I think learning a new language and continuously speaking to others in what is not necessarily...

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