Category: Senegal 2021-22
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Some photographs (many photographers – one camera)
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A Prayer
By: Gidget Valadez For years, I have been dreaming of this trip. And it is with gratitude that I was afforded the opportunity to attend this year. This was the first Global Ed trip since the onset of Covid and our world is completely different since the India trip of 2020. The unknowns were greater
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Transformation, day by day
By Gracie Wessinger We just passed the airport on our way into Dakar for our last full day in Senegal. Ms. Valadez “Maman” said, “it feels like a lifetime ago that we left the airport for Bandia’s house.” We tend to think of changes in our lives on a yearly basis: New Year’s resolutions, birthday
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Thinking about life – America vs. Senegal
By Khoudia Diagne I am so happy to have chosen CCS for my journey in life. I never felt as connected to people as I have during this voyage. I have always had friends but never felt in my adolescence like people could understand both where I am from and where I want to go.
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Big Vortex Guy
By Cameron DeVries A vortex can open instantaneously. Swirling, looming, attracting all it finds. Only by escaping yourself, can you escape the pull of the vortex. To those on global trips such as us, the vortex is an ever present danger. One’s personal desires or complacency in their normal lives is what stirs this vortex.
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PEOPLE DON’T TAKE TRIPS…
John Steinbeck once wrote that “People don’t take trips… trips take people.” The last few days of our adventure in Senegal prove exactly that. Our epic journey started before dawn on Wednesday morning in Tambacounda, the dusty crossroads city just north of Niognani. We traveled around The Gambia to Kaffrine, where we took the turn
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The return to the warm hug
By Mollie Brumfield The last time a CCS Global Ed group traveled to Senegal, Mr. Kempe commented on the first blog post and coined the phrase, “Senegal is like a warm hug”. The return of the Global Ed program couldn’t be happening in a better part of the world, and this intimate group of travelers
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Bouye near the tree
By Andrew ‘Andre’ Updyke We all know the expression “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”, well in Senegal the Bouye fruit doesn’t fall that far from the Baobab tree, a deep rooted tree at that. I believe kids are a magnification of the culture of a place. Kids are what people place all
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At the heart of a community
By Bryan Floyd I started my morning off hearing the crow of a rooster as the sun started to rise. I noticed I was the first one in the group awake, so I took advantage the relative quiet to listen to the sounds that surrounded me. As I listened I could hear a wide variety
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Some Photos
In no particular order and more to come!
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Some Photos
In no particular order and more to come!
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The Big Hug(s) of Niognani
We arrived in Niognani, Kekouta’s village, today and were immediately welcomed like family members. It feels so good to be back after two years. It feels like such an important relationship for our school back. Here are some thoughts from our ‘pillow talk’ this evening: ‘I would say when we got here I thought there
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Impacts and Perfection
By Jordan Bayliss Today was perfect. I had done my research on Hakuna Lodge and did a lot looking at Google Maps of the Sine Saloum before we left for Senegal. The day was perfect because I gained a better understanding of the complexity of Senegal’s mangrove delta than I could have by simply researching
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Notes from First Real Discussion
First impressions: ‘The geography and people really stood out as different from CCS and Virginia.’ – Francesca The contrast between waiting, with so many significant things happening at once before we came, and the significance of our first few hours is worth noting. ‘I wasn’t prepared for the feeling of the village… when you strip
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A warm welcome
We have only been in Senegal for about 10 hours but a lot of warmth has come our way. First, we’ve certainly experienced the warm temperatures- it’s 86 or so right now and humid. Bryan and Andrew are literally drenched in sweat from playing an intense soccer match. We are all enjoying the break from