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The Smiling Coast of Africa: Good Night and Good Luck
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The Smiling Coast of Africa. These are my personal views, opinions, and ramblings and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States government or The Peace Corps. Monday, July 07, 2008. Good Night and Good Luck. And culture. It is mentally exhausting to live here and emotionally I am so looking forward to going home and not having to analyze every comment or action and constantly be on guard against sexual harassment. It has been challenging, but I definitely. Posted by Becca @ 3:28 PM. These are...
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The Smiling Coast of Africa: March 2006
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The Smiling Coast of Africa. These are my personal views, opinions, and ramblings and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States government or The Peace Corps. Thursday, March 30, 2006. Patience is a virtue. That I am seriously starting to lack! There That is a month's worth of ranting. Posted by Becca @ 4:57 PM. The Smiling Coast of Africa. These are my personal views, opinions, and ramblings and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States government or The Peace Corps.
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The Smiling Coast of Africa: The Best Job You'll Ever Love
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The Smiling Coast of Africa. These are my personal views, opinions, and ramblings and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States government or The Peace Corps. Wednesday, April 30, 2008. The Best Job You'll Ever Love. People join Peace Corps for a whole host of reasons, too many to innumerate. Here Some come for adventure. Some of us came to experience. The culture and to live it, not just watch it. We find ourselves in the daily cooking rotation along with the rest of the compound wives, ...
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The Smiling Coast of Africa: Girls Only
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The Smiling Coast of Africa. These are my personal views, opinions, and ramblings and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States government or The Peace Corps. Saturday, April 19, 2008. To leave the 10 k radius around their villages so going on trips is a really big deal for them. Last year Rachel's (my good friend and partner in crime) Girl's Club came to my village to have a sleepover and empowerment program so this year my girls and I traveled the 30 k to Kerewan. Eating right and exercising.
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The Smiling Coast of Africa: The hilarity of Pa Saine
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The Smiling Coast of Africa. These are my personal views, opinions, and ramblings and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States government or The Peace Corps. Wednesday, January 09, 2008. The hilarity of Pa Saine. My host father is probably my favorite person in The Gambia. He is a wonderful mix of friendliness, exuberance, piety, protective father, comedy act, fashion statement, inquisitiveness. Wisdom, tolerance,. And the ways in which Muslims. As far as the most popular bar scene. For ever...
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The Smiling Coast of Africa: Dear Mr. Excellent President of America
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The Smiling Coast of Africa. These are my personal views, opinions, and ramblings and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States government or The Peace Corps. Sunday, March 02, 2008. Dear Mr. Excellent President of America. Mr Excellent President of America, *. My name is Alexi- Wali. I am of the race of Serrer. I am wanting your help. Yours, Alexi Wali. Translated from the French, to the Wolof. To the English. So in the end, maybe its just the gist of what he actually wrote. View, that our g...
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The Smiling Coast of Africa: "Slap me if I do this in America, please."
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The Smiling Coast of Africa. These are my personal views, opinions, and ramblings and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States government or The Peace Corps. Monday, March 24, 2008. Slap me if I do this in America, please.". My 10 point plan for not being. A mang civilized (. Mandink-lish for "You are not civilized"). Remeber that in America a limp handshake = creepy/rude/weak. Stop using the present progressive tense at all times. (Ex: Are you having? Spitting. Don't do it. Great post if yo...
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The Smiling Coast of Africa: July 2006
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The Smiling Coast of Africa. These are my personal views, opinions, and ramblings and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States government or The Peace Corps. Wednesday, July 12, 2006. Markets, Toubabs, and 20 minute greetings. Tomorrow I am off to visit a school, cram in a couple more sessions than pack everything up to head upcountry to the training villages Friday. This may be my last post for a week or two but I will try to update when I am near internet again. Posted by Becca @ 8:52 PM.
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The Smiling Coast of Africa: So long Njongon....
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The Smiling Coast of Africa. These are my personal views, opinions, and ramblings and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States government or The Peace Corps. Wednesday, July 02, 2008. The last weeks flashed into the last days. Days faded into hours, stolen moments - hugs, laughter, tears. I tried to suck all I could out of it, conscious. That I would never be back here, never be this person again. I lingered on the mat in late into the nights, staring at the stars until the mosquito's. Doubl...
