2019-11-28
I AM grateful.. for a lot. •|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|•|• I am grateful for my family back home I am grateful for my family here (also home) I am grateful for all of my new friends I am grateful for those who listen to me when I really need to be heard (you know who you are) I...
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2019-11-27
6:30 AM- wake up to a combination of my alarm clock, the multiple roosters and donkeys in the neighborhood, and the snorting of our horse who is tied up right outside my room (see photo of me, said horse, and the arm of a smart person who knew not to let me hold the horse alone...
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2019-11-23
Time and space are peculiar and complex topics to ponder upon to begin with. In Senegal, time and space are different from anything else I’ve ever experienced. Time is nonexistent, yet longer and somehow, almost magically, always right. Space is smaller, but only because it is shared. Time almost doesn’t exist here in Senegal. Do...
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2019-11-22
Little Moments After two and half months and a tough beginning, I feel at home with my family of seven in Tivaouane, Senegal. I embrace the name given to me, Ramatoulaye, which means God’s Mercy. I am an only child in the States so five siblings has taken some time to get used to. Well,...
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2019-11-20
On my birthday, Oct. 11, I explored our backyard (since we couldn’t leave due to the protests) with my two host brothers, Angel and Mateo, and my host cousin, Josue. We walked around the perimeter of the field and they pointed out the different plants and fruits we saw. I also got to visit their...
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I had an unrealistic or maybe just purposely blindsided idea of what my year would be like in Ecuador. I thought I would finally be able to catch up on all my sleep because I thought having a 6:00AM wakeup time was no more. Turns out, I was very wrong. My day starts promptly at...
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2019-11-18
First I wanted to say that I was stuck writing my first blog because I was just full of thoughts and didn’t know how to express myself. But I would say that I’m a totally different person from who I was two months ago I never understood why I made this decision of being here....
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