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From Dahra to Dakar | Lily's Busy Day
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Lily's Busy Day. From Dahra to Dakar. Asymp; 1 Comment. It’s surprising how easily one settles back into a comfortable lifestyle. We may feel humbled to reject modern conveniences, knowing that we’ve lived without them before and so we don’t really need them. But let’s face it: hot showers, electricity and sidewalks make life so much more enjoyable and secure. I kept forgetting that I was not going back to the middle of the desert, that this wasn’t just a temporary vacation. But everything can be found b...
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I’m not going to catch Ebola virus | Lily's Busy Day
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Lily's Busy Day. I’m not going to catch Ebola virus. Asymp; Leave a comment. Did you know that if you give a cup of sugar to a needy person, you won’t contract the Ebola virus? Forget about washing your hands and seeing the doctor if you have a high fever; just keep away from stray cats and dogs. Domestic animals are the vectors that bring the Virus. This is the kind of information that is circulating Dahra. And this is why there are diseases like the Ebola virus. It’s horrible that over 120 people have ...
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Last Day | Lily's Busy Day
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Lily's Busy Day. Asymp; 2 Comments. Today is my last day in Senegal. I feel like this is the time to summarize my two-year Peace Corps service, but that would be like rapping up everything you’ve learned in high school. All I can do is document the stream of random thoughts running through my head now, in this moment, five hours before I leave. I now count French and Wolof among the languages that I speak and I have a deep understanding and appreciation for the culture and history of Senegal. When I firs...
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Last day in Dahra | Lily's Busy Day
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Lily's Busy Day. Last day in Dahra. Asymp; Leave a comment. Yesterday was my last day in Dahra. I had already turned off my Internet so I did not have a chance to post my thoughts precisely on my final day. I’ve moved into my apartment in Dakar now, but I wrote this right before I left Dahra, acutely aware of the particularities of the life I’ve lived during the past two years:. We’ve already established that I won’t miss my house. As has been my habit my last week, I woke up at sunrise to take in the co...
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Lily | Lily's Busy Day
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Lily's Busy Day. Asymp; 2 Comments. Today is my last day in Senegal. I feel like this is the time to summarize my two-year Peace Corps service, but that would be like rapping up everything you’ve learned in high school. All I can do is document the stream of random thoughts running through my head now, in this moment, five hours before I leave. I now count French and Wolof among the languages that I speak and I have a deep understanding and appreciation for the culture and history of Senegal. When I firs...
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Why is there “poverty”? | Lily's Busy Day
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Lily's Busy Day. Why is there “poverty”? Asymp; 1 Comment. When you walk into a typical Senegalese household, you see wood-burning stoves bellowing smoke in stick-walled kitchens. Siblings, numbering 8 or 10 walk around barefoot in goat poop. The men idly drink tea, only a handful of coins jingling in their pockets, while women, with ennui in their eyes, complete household chores. The household I described above could be a perfectly happy one in which the residents. What is poverty, anyways? Poverty is t...
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Leaders in Development | Lily's Busy Day
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Lily's Busy Day. Asymp; 5 Comments. If you ask a teenage girl ‘what she wants to be when she grows up,’ she will probably recite the cookie-cutter answer, sage-femme. Or a mid-wife. And it’s a great answer! They are also all very smart and on their way to university. What is missing, is the out-of-classroom experience. Educators often lament that here in Senegal, the students get all the theory but none of the practice. This program set out to try to bridge the gap. The interns at the mayor’s office.
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AfricanDamu | Having realized Africa is overwhelmingly underestimated, Here is the first ever attempt to profile Africans (and friends of Africa) all over the world… | Page 2
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Having realized Africa is overwhelmingly underestimated, Here is the first ever attempt to profile Africans (and friends of Africa) all over the world…. September 5, 2011 by akinyiadongo. Nigeria’s Adiat Disu is a force to reckon in the world of African fashion. She is the founder of The African Fashion Week, New York. President of Adiree Fashion Agency. And the brains behind non-profit organization, Fashion Feeds Foundation. September 5, 2011 by akinyiadongo. Showcases some of his work. On his efforts I...
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Top Five Snacks in Senegal | Lily's Busy Day
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Lily's Busy Day. Top Five Snacks in Senegal. Asymp; 1 Comment. Is that sweltering, sub-Saharan sun draining your energy? Well, with less than. 20 cents) jingling in your pocket, you can satisfy your appetite with a little snack found at an ordinary boutique, anywhere in Senegal. Here they are, the Top Five Snacks in Senegal:. CRAX The bag on the left says, “Strength! 8221; pictured next to one of Senegal’s most famed wrestlers. On the right, the bag reads, “Tastes like milk! My rati ladies in Dahra.
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