Until next time,
This week has been rather interesting and eventful. We started off the week by visitng Goree Island. Goree Island is a historic island...
انا سعيدة.
It’s that time! This week flew right by! I’m making sure all of my electronics are charged, buying snacks for the plane and trying to...
Mission Complete!
We’ve finally reached our last day in Senegal. It is very bittersweet because Senegal has been amazing. But I think most of us are ready...
Insha'Allah
This week was an interesting blend of new and old as we navigated though our last week in Dakar. We started off the week by being treated...


The Door of No Return
My third week in Senegal has been absolutely beautiful! I have flourished in my research, have not encountered any more ‘incidents’...
Ramadan Mubarak!
As we head into the final week of this research endeavor the stress and pressure is high to not only complete the research project but to...
Le Sénégal est très beau!
This week, experiments for my research have begun. The language barrier is hard because often times I’m not clear on what quantities the...
"L's" Galore
On the 9th of June 1934 Donald Duck mad his first film appearance, in The Wise Little Hen, a short film by Walt Disney. Fast forward 82...


Animal Planet
The second week in Dakar has definitely felt like a never-ending episode of Animal Planet. It all started with a safari at Reserve de...
Some Call Me Rebecca
Okay. So before I delve into the more important details of what happened this week, let me just start off by saying that the research...