We began the week by listening to lectures at the John Huffman School on the history, geography and ethnic groups in Senegal. Students also began their study of French and Wolof. On Wednesday we hosted our first weekly meeting at the unit apartment. On Thursday morning we headed for Dakar…
We have had several days of orientation including a walk to the Bartimee hospital to hear from Dr. Adamson Phiri (the father of Josiah, a current GC student) about keeping healthy in Senegal, a walk through the downtown and lots of conversation. This afternoon every family came around 5 to…
The students arrived safely in Senegal! Although they were fatigued after a long trip, everyone was in good spirits. We took them to Thies and they are staying at the guesthouse at John Hoffman School. After the 40 minute ride from the airport they were all ready to take a…
Host families have been visited, service sites are ready, field trips are in place, lectures are being prepared and the final details for arrival are coming together. We have been blessed with wonderful partners. We have been invited to a wedding of a former host family and also were able…
Our apartment building. We live on the second floor. A view of our street from our front balcony. Host Family Eating Chebu Jen in our home. David and Julie…
Tom and David begin their work! Preparations are underway for the 2018 Senegal SST unit. The students will arrive in May. Tom and Julie Meyers will work with local coordinator, David Sene, to develop a program in Thies. Thies is a small city, about 50 kilometers east of…
This Senegal SST is nearly done! We have continued to enjoy our time together here at our place on the beach, to relax and hear each other’s stories, to think about what we have learned and experienced, and try to figure out the connections between this place and the homes…
Senegal SST students finished their last weeks in their service assignments and on Wednesday and Thursday they all made their way safely back to the CAFE guesthouse in Thiès where they started their Senegal journey three months ago. Lots of hugs and so many stories to relate to each other…
We did our last service visits yesterday and today, only a little less than two weeks from when we will all meet again on July 21 in Thiès for retreat. On Thursday we visited Caleb and Valentin at the rural clinic, Poste de Sante Keru Yiiw operated by Jeunesse en…
This is a season of transitions in Senegal. For a month the patterns of life have been largely determined by Ramadan. Muslim families get up very early in the morning – like 4:30am early — to eat breakfast before the start of the fast. They neither eat nor drink for…
