Its a Family Affair: Yesterday I decided to spend the entire day at home and really see what my host familys life is like on the weekends. I woke up around 9am which was pretty easy to do since I didnt go out too late the night before and had breakfast with Raissa and Pascal. Once again the bread with instant coffee and a little hot chocolate....would that be considered as a mocha? After breakfast Raissa slowly got ready just to paint our toenails hot pink and...

Hello Everyone! Sorry that I haven't written on my blog for awhile! Things have been a little crazy at school with writing my first three papers and getting adjusted to actually working instead of lounging at the beach! (But I still found time to have a beach adventure between class with my great friend Sara.) So many of you will read this next entry in the Pulse, but for the rest of you who arent able to pick up the Pulse in the Cities or wherever else you are...

Ever since I stepped foot off of the plane in Dakar, I have felt a sense of insecurity because I am an evident outsider trying to look into a new culture. Each day I have been slowly immersing myself into the Senegalese culture by communicating with my family, learning from my walks to school, and eating with my hands while "eating around the bowl." It was not until our field trip to the many different neighborhoods of Dakar that I felt like a true outs...

Ever since I stepped foot off of the plane in Dakar, I have felt a sense of insecurity because I am an evident outsider trying to look into a new culture. Each day I have been slowly immersing myself into the Senegalese culture by communicating with my family, learning from my walks to school, and eating with my hands while "eating around the bowl." It was not until our field trip to the many different neighborhoods of Dakar that I felt like a true outs...

Ever since I stepped foot off of the plane in Dakar, I have felt a sense of insecurity because I am an evident outsider trying to look into a new culture. Each day I have been slowly immersing myself into the Senegalese culture by communicating with my family, learning from my walks to school, and eating with my hands while "eating around the bowl." It was not until our field trip to the many different neighborhoods of Dakar that I felt like a true outs...