Hello Loved Ones!   Well, my time here has certainly not been without its challenges.  This whole last week feels a bit like a waste si…

One thing you'll quickly learn upon visiting Senegal is that you can't go anywhere without being noticed.  If you have light skin especiall…

So we arrived in Tamba on Wednesday evening after one helluva bus ride.  It broke down just as we commented on what good time we were making.&nb…

This information that I gleaned from Wikipedia was originally from my friend's web site Rootsy Records (www.rootsyrecords.com) which is a cultural pr…

We set off from the house in Dakar at just a bit before midnight on the 16th to find a taxi to take us to the bus station where we'd be embarking to …

Our last morning in Dakar, the plan was to get up early and head to the bus station so we could get our names on a list to ensure we'd actually have …

At some unknown time in the dark hours of the morning, an eerie sound roused me from sleep.  It was a drawn out, wailing sound with al…

Here's what I wrote to family & friends the day after arriving in Dakar: "This is just a quick message to let you all know we've arrived safely i…

After meeting up with my friend Matt in JFK airport, we flew on Royal Air Maroc to Casablanca as a layover before our final destination of Dakar.&nbs…

After an incredibly long trip and me going on close to 48 hours with only a couple short naps, we touched down in Dakar after a 3 hour flight from Ca…