Archives: Fellow Updates

Levar água

Toni White

2011-03-08

Ok this shouldn’t be that bad Wait this might be harder than i thought No No there has to be an easier way. Yes, that’s what it is I’m doing it wrong This should work. Better Ah I feel pain again Ok I need a break Let’s look back and see how far I’ve gotten...

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Places To Go, People To See

Clara Sekowski

2011-03-08

As a kid, I used to do this thing where I’d get lost on purpose. I remember bagging up my Cheerios in a Ziploc along with some water and looking down at my shoes until I turned 30 corners. When I looked up, if I knew where I was, I would look down and keep...

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CHRISTMAS DAKAR CABDRIVE: Penser Par Polygamy

Madeleine Balchan

2011-03-03

Last year’s Fellows told us to beware of the slower pace in Senegal, of the many hours of down-time. I was scared. In high school my schedule was packed with sports, homework, and clubs. This summer I worked a 60 hour week as a waitress to pay for GCY. I thrive on busy schedules. Would...

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The Longest Days, Chapter 3: “The Right Stuff”

Gus Ruchman

2011-03-01

Previously: Having all but annihilated our “schedule” the medical caravan arrived in Touba in the witching hours of the morning, allowing an initial encounter with the throbbing ambience and surreal beauty of the Grand Mosque. I rested with my new colleagues: [slidepress gallery=’chapter-3′] Note: Please scroll over the images for titles and captions. Saturday, 1...

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Vegetarian’s Dilemma

Naomi Wright

2011-03-01

Among other things, I gave up vegetarianism when I made the decision to spend a bridge year in Senegal—or so I thought. Factory farming, my chief objection to meat in the States, isn’t practiced in Senegal and I didn’t want to be disrespectful to my host family’s culture or hard work to put expensive meat...

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A Fruit Knife

Madeleine Balchan

2011-02-28

I’ve been in Senegal five days now. I’m in class at Africa Consultants International (ACI), a school that teaches cross-cultural awareness and languages. My first homework assignment: boutik bi. Find a road side boutique stand, greet the owner, look around, and buy what intrigues you the most. Let’s break this down. Finding a boutik isn’t...

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When the Water Stops

Amanda Brinegar

2011-02-28

After about four days with no shower, I start to really smell. My skin becomes darker with caked dirt, and I am forced to re-wear filthy clothes and turn socks inside out. The water has stopped running. At least once a week, I go to turn the handle on the spigot in the yard and...

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