2013-03-12
“White person— give me money, give me presents,” the kids say in French. Shameless, they repeat themselves in case I did not hear them scream from across the court yard that they wanted my money. Then they grow up. “Give me your bike, I don’t have one, you can buy another easily,” the older men...
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2013-03-12
Who: 600 million adolescent girls around the world What: The potential to bring an end to poverty by educating and empowering girls Where: Worldwide When: Now Why: Watch this video to find out more.
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2013-03-12
Here is a little holiday video I put together from our holiday festivities in Mboro. S.E.E.M. is a local youth group that I work with and C.R.E.P.E. is the school I am currently working at. Enjoy!
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2013-03-12
“I forgot your name.” “What? Which one?” “Your American name.” “Oh, Marisa.” “Marisa, that’s right. Where did Marisa go? Where is she?” We were talking about my plans for the future after I returned home. I’m not sure in what context the question came about for my host mom, but what bothered me was how off guard it...
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2013-03-12
Expectations more often or not lead to disappointment for they are usually based on external circumstances out of our control. At some point during fall training I decided to relinquish all my expectations for the year to come to save myself from disappointment. That is, I thought I had until an expectation I didn’t even know I had smacked...
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2013-03-12
In mid-January, the Senegal cohort gathered together in the region of Kedougou to partake in our second training seminar- an inspiring week filled with beautiful hikes through the Bedik Mountains, thought provoking discussions, plenty of cultural activities, and of course time to reconnect with our fellow fellows. Together with the three other Nike Girl Effect...
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2013-03-12
Although Texas and Senegal have their obvious differences, my encounters thus far have unveiled core belief systems that link the two very dissimilar countries (yes, Texas is a country in its own right, and I will be referring to it as a “country”). Many similarities can be traced back to the religions within both countries....
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