2019-10-21
If I had to choose one word to describe my first 7 weeks in Senegal, that word would be “itchy.” Besides the obvious mosquito bites, heat rash, and mysterious red bumps that cause me to scratch, there is an itch that my dirt-encrusted fingernails cannot reach. Deep within me, my experiences so far in Senegal...
Read More2019-10-21
I like being prepared. I like knowing what is going to happen, what to bring, and what I need to know; just how to be as ready as possible. I want to know the game plan. Before I went on my gap year I talked to people to try and prepare myself. I knew that...
Read More
2019-10-20
Senegal is a strange place. After living in this new land for just over a month, I wish I could say I have it figured out. With no more questions, I wish I could say that I have conquered this land, my new home. But everyday I wake with a loose plan for the day,...
Read More2019-10-20
I had a really good week and so today I’m having a really sad and confusing day, as if I had to pay rent for joy. —*— A lot of what has brought me happiness recently is a constant movement of work, travel, and class followed by rest in which I can think, write, draw...
Read More2019-10-19
Blog 3 My Day to Day Everyday starts with a breakfast which includes a baguette with a surprise inside and a very hot cup of coffee. When ndekki is finished I walk around my house and greet everyone in my family that is up and going. After, I'm either on my way to work (10...
Read More2019-10-18
Pig On September 20, 2019 I went to a festival called Killa Raymi. A moon festival for the Cañari people. I was nothing short of an amazement with the traditional dances, clothing and rienas. It was definitely an experience but not in a good way. I went to go walk with my little cousin Martin(8)...
Read More2019-10-17
As you guys know the situation over the past few weeks in Ecuador has been everything but pleasant. Without wanting to go into too much detail, the president cut the subsidies on fuel, protests broke out, public transportation strikes prevented any normal routine from happening and the indigenous were marching. The chaos of the country...
Read More