2019-02-25
How do I sum up the last 3 months of my life in a single blog? The idea of November seems recent, but when I close my eyes and think back to it I see the last three months flash by with millions of memories and stories. When I close my eyes, the first thing...
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i remember when i first arrived here. how an hour seemed like an eternity, and how patience was a foreign word. but now, now the minutes slip through my sand-encrusted fingers and i can’t seem to hold on tight enough. the days flow in and out. light and dark. they open and close nearly the...
Read More2019-02-22
2.13.19 15:37 Some people fell in love with Senegal quicker then others and some have not and may never will. Me, I fall in and out of love with Senegal frequently and I think that there’s a certain beauty to that. I refuse to idolize an experience that others choose to believe is “admirable” or...
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i remember when i first arrived here. how an hour seemed like an eternity, and how patience was a foreign word. but now, now the minutes slip through my sand-encrusted fingers and i can’t seem to hold on tight enough. the days flow in and out. light and dark. they open and close nearly the...
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2019-02-22
The Senegalese elections are here! This Sunday, Senegalese citizens will vote and elect their next president for the next five years. At a time when the US State Dept. declared a level 2 warning for US citizens, I am watching the political festivities on the family television set and making sure I don’t get hurt...
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2019-02-22
My host parents are young and during my GCY year, they decided to have a church wedding which is how I became a bridesmaid along with FOUR other GCY Fellows in my host mother’s wedding. My host parents, Eli and Sairy seem to be on a perpetual honeymoon stage, especially as this wedding day approached....
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2019-02-22
From December 15th until the end of February, the fellows have the opportunity to create their own travel plans to explore more parts of Ecuador. This is such an amazing experience because we get to leave our homes and see places that interest us independently. Personally, I would like to travel everywhere in Ecuador, but...
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