When I went through my Peace Corps volunteer training, hours were spent on cultural sensitivity. What to wear and what not to wear. What to say and what not to say. Which hand to eat with--always the right, and what do do when a cultural faux paux is made. Because The Gambia ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
Senegal
Cultural Sensitivity: It's Not That Easy
When I went through my Peace Corps volunteer training, hours were spent on cultural sensitivity. What to wear and what not to wear. What to say and what not to say. Which hand to eat with--always the right, and what do do when a cultural faux paux is made. Because The Gambia ...Running the Sahara
How's this for ballsy (I filed this one under "hiking", tho that seems to be an understatement). A couple of guys decide to do their part to help the world, in this case to bring better water conditions to Africa and Africans, and look for what would seem an impossible ...Film Shot in Senegal is an Oscar Pick
For any of you gadling travelers in love with Africa, here is a film to see. Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea) is one of the Oscar nominated short films this year, and it's wonderful. Not depressing. Not war torn. It is sweet and poignant, but not sugary sweet. ...Word for the Travel Wise (01/19/07)
Looking to know what's up with Senegal both past and present? If you're interested in history check out this timeline found at StarTribune.com what information dating as far back as the 11th century. Once you are up to speed and ready to visit present-day Senegal head to ...Lisboa-Dakar Rally 2007
Danger - it is your middle name. You're the type that likes big vehicles, fast motorcycles and gnarly tricked out cars sliding the thru desert sand in the race of a lifetime across two continents. Are you going to be there? The Lisboa-Dakar Rally kicks off this year on ...Photo of the Day (12/2/06)
It's hard to tell why this Senegalese man wears such an intense expression or where he is headed, but he looks as though he has seen many things in his lifetime; both good and bad. I'd like to hope that he was having a good day at the time cfarivar snapped this shot, but ...Photo of the Day (10/27/06)
Aw yes. The quintessential hanging laundry shot. It's hard to believe that this age-old method for drying clothes is still readily practiced throughout the world--in this case, near the La Spezia train station in Italy.
I love the blue sky and stark whites so adeptly ...Photo of the Day (10/24/2006)
I confess I'm getting this photo or the day up a bit late. Sorry about that, but it is worth the wait. This shot of La Grande Mosquée, Touba, Senegal cfarivar is a perfect combination of superb composition and the exoticness of travel. It highly deserves our honor ...Word for the Travel Wise (08/29/06)
It is the eve of my big departure and I'm afraid I haven't much time to develop a nice intro to my travel wise feature, but I am sure you'll pardon me. You always do. Anyhow, I did notice we haven't touched this fun and difficult lingo in a while so I give you a simple word ...Inside Africa Vol. 1 & 2
TASCHEN books are some of my favorite to collect. If I had hundreds of dollars to blow I could easily do so on their website, but for now I'll have to place some of these titles on my Christmas wish list or refrain from doing so much running to and fro' to buy a few more. ...Africa Travel: Senegal
Sports seem to be a pretty big deal in Senegal, a west African country bordering the North Atlantic Ocean.
Whether you're soaking in the sights from an intense match of the country's traditional wrestling called
"Laamb" in Wolof, on the hunt for warthog during ...Word for the Travel Wise (03/17/06)
I get pretty darn excited
when I'm able to find information online on some of the world's lesser known langs or those specific to one of the many
tribes or groups of people in Africa. First reason being, I've been known to drill a person for ten new vocabulary
words in their ...PRI The World: World Music Podcast
A very nice three-part series from public radio's PRI The World on world music. This dispatch from the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas features some performances from groups you've likely never heard of, like Daara J, a group from Senegal and Husky ...
