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From Z to A, and A to Z: May 2010
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From Z to A, and A to Z. Two years in Senegal with the Peace Corps. Friday, May 21, 2010. I don't know. It's a mystery - but one that doesn't frighten me so much anymore. Sunday, May 9, 2010. May you go in peace, and arrive in peace. But the news is not all bad. So many people have wished me well these last few days, I feel the combined strength of their prayers propelling me on to finish my last tasks, motivating me to pack my bags, clean out my room and say my final goodbyes. Tuesday, May 4, 2010.
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From Z to A, and A to Z: time to go
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From Z to A, and A to Z. Two years in Senegal with the Peace Corps. Friday, May 21, 2010. I don't know. It's a mystery - but one that doesn't frighten me so much anymore. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I am currently serving as an Environmental Education Volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps in Senegal, West Africa. (March 2008 - spring 2010) Wish me luck and courage! My PC Senegal photo site. PCV Senegal Friends' Blogs. Other Blogs I Like. Meredith's blog on the 100 best books.
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From Z to A, and A to Z: October 2009
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From Z to A, and A to Z. Two years in Senegal with the Peace Corps. Sunday, October 25, 2009. It happened. After just over a year of living in a Senegalese community, I was honored in one of the kindest ways a Senegalese person can honor another person - by being chosen as a turando for their child. The word "turando" in Wolof translates literally as "to name with" - a namesake. So someone thought I was cool enough to name a child after. Well, sort of. 8221; I said. “Congratulations! Named him after me?
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From Z to A, and A to Z: February 2010
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From Z to A, and A to Z. Two years in Senegal with the Peace Corps. Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Entering the home stretch. Gej naa la gis! Mais yow foo nekkoon? Defee naa ne danga dellu dekk bi té taggatoo ma! It’s been such a long time since I’ve seen you! Where have you been? Were you not here? I thought maybe you went back to your country and didn’t say goodbye! I know, it’s been a long time. Sorry for the acronyms: COS = Close of Service. WAIST = West Africa Invitational Softball Tournament. It’...
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From Z to A, and A to Z: March 2010
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From Z to A, and A to Z. Two years in Senegal with the Peace Corps. Thursday, March 4, 2010. I feel for you, Angelina. I’ve had it with this superstardom business. Being the biggest fish in this cramped pond. Feeling like Miss America on parade on a good day, or on a bad one, a Ripley’s Believe It or Not attraction. So, despite all the months I have spent here, I can count on any given day going out into this town where I live and being treated like a foolish youth, a circus clown, a sex object or a whore.
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From Z to A, and A to Z: February 2009
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From Z to A, and A to Z. Two years in Senegal with the Peace Corps. Monday, February 2, 2009. Six more weeks of WHAT winter? After that title, which is a propos of nothing in this post except the date (I don't think there are groundhogs in Senegal) here we go again. This should be item #1. 2 What I used to think of as “small” sums of money have taken on greater importance, in the relative scheme of cost of living here. Take 200 f CFA, for example, (equal to about $0.50). 1 Coke from a corner store. 5 I f...
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From Z to A, and A to Z: September 2009
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From Z to A, and A to Z. Two years in Senegal with the Peace Corps. Saturday, September 19, 2009. One man’s trash". 7:30 pm, Day 28 of Ramadan 2009). 8221; on a black-and-white screen. After two days of systematic work, I counted a total of 475 boxes, give or take a few, including:. 103 boxes of assorted kinds of binders and folders. 5 cases pencil cases. 1 box kids backpacks. 2 boxes mechanical pencil lead. 0 boxes mechanical pencils. 2 boxes fake snow. On the upside, a few thoughts:. So hold on”. Frida...
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From Z to A, and A to Z: genn rekk (just get out)
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From Z to A, and A to Z. Two years in Senegal with the Peace Corps. Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Genn rekk (just get out). The days are rushing by. Barely a week left before I have to pack up and leave this town. My head is spinning, and all of a sudden it's goodbye. I don't want to say it. Wish I could slip out quietly in the night, grab by bags, slide the keys under the door as I steal away. Genn rekk. Bagne wakh kenn. Dem. But I can't do that. (Just get out, not tell anyone, go.). My PC Senegal photo site.
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From Z to A, and A to Z: January 2010
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From Z to A, and A to Z. Two years in Senegal with the Peace Corps. Sunday, January 10, 2010. Half a million minutes. It is 2010. Which means that I spent all of last year - minus my 3 weeks vacation to the U.S. - in Africa. Senegal, specifically. That’s 49 weeks. 343 days. 8232 hours. 493,920 minutes (or so). Not like I’m counting…. So in honor of my last half a million minutes (and lacking anything better to write about) here are a few highlights from my 2009. Books read by Amy Tan: 2. Presidential Ina...
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From Z to A, and A to Z: may you go in peace, and arrive in peace...
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From Z to A, and A to Z. Two years in Senegal with the Peace Corps. Sunday, May 9, 2010. May you go in peace, and arrive in peace. But the news is not all bad. So many people have wished me well these last few days, I feel the combined strength of their prayers propelling me on to finish my last tasks, motivating me to pack my bags, clean out my room and say my final goodbyes. To my family back home, I'm coming soon. Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I love you and can't wait to see you! My PC Senegal photo site.