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Lisa did what?!?!: December 2012
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What Exactly is She Doing? How Do I Contact this Crazy Person? Thursday, December 13, 2012. Cape Verde: Wild, Fertile, Lunar. I recently went on a vacation to Cape Verde! Because when else in my life would I ever get around to visiting this small chain of islands right off the coast of Senegal? But anyway, Cape Verde. I went with three girls from my stage, Alana, Katie, and Sharon, and it was lovely. Instead of taking you day by day through our trip, I’ll just share a few things I learned:. Unfortunately...
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Lisa did what?!?!: February 2013
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What Exactly is She Doing? How Do I Contact this Crazy Person? Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Life Project: Discovering Senegalese Culture. Recently, I embarked on a new life project. At any given moment, I am probably involved in 1-2 life projects. Previous ones have included trying to learn how to do the splits, baking, understanding the anthropological history of the African continent, memorizing rap lyrics, and Oprah magazines. I think it’s important to have hobbies. Youssou N’Dour is SenegalR...
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Lisa did what?!?!: Can You Help Me Choose a Penis?
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What Exactly is She Doing? How Do I Contact this Crazy Person? Monday, January 14, 2013. Can You Help Me Choose a Penis? Me: Oh hey homegirl, Yacine! My favorite vegetable lady! I haven’t seen you in so long! Me: Not much. I need a penis. Me: No. I need a penis. (points to genital area). Man. I need a penis. Yacine: You need. a penis? Me: I’m teaching about condoms today and I need a vegetable to use as a penis. Me: What do you think? Yacine: Yeah, definitely look at the carrots. Fatima: You have a penis...
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Lisa did what?!?!: Who is Lisa?
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What Exactly is She Doing? How Do I Contact this Crazy Person? Wednesday, June 3, 2009. I'm Lisa, and I'm currently serving as a Preventative Health Educator with Peace Corps Senegal. I arrived in Senegal in March 2011, and barring life-threatening scorpion stings, a spontaneous decision to move to New Mexico, or the world ending in 2012, I will be staying here until May 2013. I graduated from the University of Notre Dame. In 2009 with a degree from the Program of Liberal Studies. I decided to apply for ...
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Lisa did what?!?!: Homecoming and going
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What Exactly is She Doing? How Do I Contact this Crazy Person? Sunday, July 28, 2013. So here I am, writing again, but this time, I’m typing in an air-conditioned, brick walk-up after enjoying a lovely homemade panini with kale chips and buying two boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch (on sale! Today at Jewel. Yes. I am back in Chicago! The Senegalese adventure has come to a close, but lucky for me, adventure on the whole has continued. So now where am I? All my love. Mame Diouma OUT. This is not the end.
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Lisa did what?!?!: SeneGAD Newsletter
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What Exactly is She Doing? How Do I Contact this Crazy Person? Monday, January 21, 2013. One of my projects in Peace Corps is working as Co-Communications Commissioner for our gender and development group, SeneGAD, with my good friend Nicky. Here’s a link to our latest newsletter, which includes information about gender projects in Senegal and an article we wrote about the woman who inspired our successful, nationwide scholarship program for middle school girls. Downlaod from Peace Corps Senegal site.
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Lisa did what?!?!: November 2012
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What Exactly is She Doing? How Do I Contact this Crazy Person? Tuesday, November 13, 2012. The Ghost of Tabaski. 8221;, we killed four sheep for 11 people. I had given my host mom some money for Tabaski, not realizing that I was signing myself up to split a sheep with her. This was our sheep:. Maimouna poses with my goat. Handsome thing. Maggots. Hundreds and hundreds of maggots. But no, this was real. And they were actually physically everywhere. Everywhere. It was like a Hitchcock movie. She started sw...
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Lisa did what?!?!: October 2012
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What Exactly is She Doing? How Do I Contact this Crazy Person? Monday, October 29, 2012. That Time I Got Robbed. Dramatic representation of my ice cream lady circa 1993. September 14 was the night of reckoning. I had just finished our Girls’ Camp. I was flying high! At that moment, a hand reached in through the taxi window and snatched my clutch out of my hands. Oh no! Best cab ride ever RUINED! Especially if you’re in a public place? It’s worth a shot? I think that’s where my head was. Help arrived quic...
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Lisa did what?!?!: Postcards and Packages
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What Exactly is She Doing? How Do I Contact this Crazy Person? Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Already, I have started to accumulate a few letters and postcards. they are cherished, and occasionally hung on my walls! I say occasionally because my duct tape doesn't seem strong enough for a lot of them. But they are loved no matter what! So if you have the hankering to write, please do! Thies, Senegal, West Africa. Old or new, I love them, and so do my empty walls, and so do the kids who wander into my room.
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Lisa did what?!?!: August 2012
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What Exactly is She Doing? How Do I Contact this Crazy Person? Thursday, August 16, 2012. The Olympics have come in gone, but luckily for me, I’ll always have the memories of London 2012. What’s that, you say? You didn’t think I’d get a chance to participate in this happy and glorious sporting event because I’m living halfway around the world in a developing country prone to power outages during the Holy Season of Ramadan? 8221; I yelled, hoping they’d get the hint. The hint being that I have l...Dancing...