tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post5174092298121307854..comments2024-03-26T04:27:54.485-06:00Comments on Du Wax Loolu: Snippets of SenegalJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942269316108576622noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-88681526950899363952008-08-19T23:25:00.000-06:002008-08-19T23:25:00.000-06:00you've been all over the place!! were you particip...you've been all over the place!! were you participating in some special programs that helped you out with this stuff? do tell me more! i'd love to experience all of that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-86582100565210144842008-08-19T22:17:00.000-06:002008-08-19T22:17:00.000-06:00Wow what an amazing experience! Sometimes I want t...Wow what an amazing experience! <BR/><BR/>Sometimes I want to run away and have another life in a new country. Luckily I think I'd miss this one far too much to be gone for long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-57350447716846419622008-08-19T21:18:00.000-06:002008-08-19T21:18:00.000-06:00This is such a beautiful post, thank you so much f...This is such a beautiful post, thank you so much for sharing!!<BR/><BR/>xoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-63267239682748667542008-08-19T15:15:00.000-06:002008-08-19T15:15:00.000-06:00I may have missed this in an old post, but why did...I may have missed this in an old post, but why did you choose Senegal? Just curious, as it is a bit off the beaten study abroad path!SLynnRohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016804259405363833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-31802872829556023472008-08-19T12:59:00.000-06:002008-08-19T12:59:00.000-06:00so beautiful!so beautiful!robin ann mcintoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044109073424903154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-62319854507530040892008-08-19T12:19:00.000-06:002008-08-19T12:19:00.000-06:00This is a great retrospective. I feel much the sam...This is a great retrospective. I feel much the same way about my experience wih losing touch with people I lived with in Cameroon. I lived there for a short time, but it was next to impossible to communicate with anyone in the town I lived after I left. No phones (well, there was ONE and it was if-y), unreliable mail. Obv, no computers. Maybe things are different now; this was 10 years ago.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I really enjoyed reading this.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170500094049647497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-91934855362173771192008-08-19T11:54:00.000-06:002008-08-19T11:54:00.000-06:00Those pictures are gorgeous! Sounds like a great t...Those pictures are gorgeous! Sounds like a great time. Even despite the cab rides.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864909952004392637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-50443373535876478652008-08-19T10:13:00.000-06:002008-08-19T10:13:00.000-06:00Moved on, but not forgotten. That's good. You lear...Moved on, but not forgotten. That's good. <BR/><BR/>You learned important things. Even better.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769610505748900163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-25744991476310863922008-08-19T10:06:00.000-06:002008-08-19T10:06:00.000-06:00I can definitely relate to the strange feeling abo...I can definitely relate to the strange feeling about keeping in touch, and culture differences. I felt like a different person after coming home from abroad. But then I got used to home again, and I again felt like a different person. Remembering is like getting back in touch with who you were.Emma Gorst https://www.blogger.com/profile/09692637018538270794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-12138121386470289282008-08-19T09:56:00.000-06:002008-08-19T09:56:00.000-06:00That seems like such a great experience, although ...That seems like such a great experience, although I'm not sure if I would like to go there. I guess it really makes you thankful for what we have.Ashley Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825257889564999602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-31295337124647356072008-08-19T09:40:00.000-06:002008-08-19T09:40:00.000-06:00I was SO GOOD at negotiating cab fare in Dakar, an...I was SO GOOD at negotiating cab fare in Dakar, and I walked a good deal, I hardly ever got in a car rapide. Besides the fact I could never quite figure out where they were actually going... Sigh. Good memories.Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789093728950424015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-41286466230605316642008-08-19T09:19:00.000-06:002008-08-19T09:19:00.000-06:00i had a lot of the same feelings about morocco (an...i had a lot of the same feelings about morocco (and i was only there for a week). the multi-million dollar mosques next to neighborhoods with piles of trash in the middle of the dusty roads; the kids, everywhere, begging for money, and the unbelievable, ridiculous gulf in living conditions and pricing between here and there. i usually spent about $3/night for a hotel room there, i think.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287792370490363047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-87652442966871008662008-08-19T09:12:00.000-06:002008-08-19T09:12:00.000-06:00This is amazing. I never knew this Jess. Thank you...This is amazing. I never knew this Jess. Thank you for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-45260695247470674112008-08-19T09:04:00.000-06:002008-08-19T09:04:00.000-06:00One of my bridesmaids' younger sisters is in the P...One of my bridesmaids' younger sisters is in the Peace Corps in Senegal. My gal-pal went to visit her sister there last winter. Oh, the stories I heard. Makes me feel bad for all I take for granted living in the good ole U S of A.Nilsa S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11960351638623857751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-48045487970832473462008-08-19T09:00:00.000-06:002008-08-19T09:00:00.000-06:00I agree with playintherain. WHat great opportuniti...I agree with playintherain. WHat great opportunities you've had! I'm glad you share them. <BR/><BR/>And that's crazy about the boys swimming for coins. I'd feel bad throwing them a coin to dive for!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-42586982168374738592008-08-19T08:42:00.000-06:002008-08-19T08:42:00.000-06:00Wow. Beautiful pictures but I don't think I'd like...Wow. Beautiful pictures but I don't think I'd like to go there.d e v a nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514260896810474173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-29256510867348965952008-08-19T08:21:00.000-06:002008-08-19T08:21:00.000-06:00What a wonderful experience that you'll get to sha...What a wonderful experience that you'll get to share with your kids someday. I hope it inspires them to dream big as well.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13645215857071944428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-84653762092986164342008-08-19T08:19:00.000-06:002008-08-19T08:19:00.000-06:00You've probably written about this before, but I'm...You've probably written about this before, but I'm wondering how you ended up going to Senegal. It sounds like a great experience--one of those empowering, self-sufficient times after which you probably said to yourself, "If I could do that, I can do ANYTHING!"Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128238432671375399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-91006570072907890682008-08-19T08:08:00.000-06:002008-08-19T08:08:00.000-06:00I'm so excited that you posted this today! I live...I'm so excited that you posted this today! I lived in Senegal and I think you are the ONLY OTHER PERSON I have ever heard of who lived there. We were there before you, I think--we were there 1999-2000. But thanks for posting this! We used to ride the car rapides and during Tabaski people would go to the market and buy their sheep and then tie the live sheep to the top of the car rapide and then we would careen down the crowded streets of Dakar with the sheep bleating pitifully the whole way. Fun times.missrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595843215458849973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-83080942035628426432008-08-19T08:01:00.000-06:002008-08-19T08:01:00.000-06:00Oh, YAY! A retrospective! Love.I live in fear of...Oh, YAY! A retrospective! Love.<BR/><BR/>I live in fear of going to a place where I have to NEGOTIATE for transportation. Ohgodohgodohgod.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085712930407611861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119996845182958780.post-35016426758621705472008-08-19T07:39:00.000-06:002008-08-19T07:39:00.000-06:00Wow, you've had such great opportunities to live i...Wow, you've had such great opportunities to live in other parts of the world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com