Tanzania: Pre-arrival Thoughts
Tanzania. The fifth country I’ve visited in the past month. The fourth country I get to call home since leaving the US (Countries 1, 2,...
The Truth: Feeling Angry, Depressed, and Lost
The truth is that I have been doing an awful job of keeping up with this blog. I haven’t written about half the things I’ve planned on...
Gambian Music- Jaliba Kuyateh Live
Last night, Jaliba Kuyateh, a famous Gambian Kora player, gave a concert in Koba Kunda, a surburb of Basse. Jaliba is known as the "King...
The Kankurang & Male Circumcision Ceremony
My Gambian friend has been asking me to come visit her at SOS Children's Village where she works, a few miles away outside of town. I've...
UN International Day for the Abandonment of Female Genital Cutting
Today is the United Nations International Day for the Abandonment of Female Genital Cutting (FGC)! Tostan- the organizaion I'm currently...
One of the few female Alkalos (Village Chiefs) in West Africa
Last week I had the privledge of meeting Fatou Danso, the Alkalo (Village Chief) of Kaba Kama, a village on the outskirts of Basse in the...
Contortion and Capoeira
Friends invited me to a MRC (Medical Research Center) BBQ at the beach where the Capoeira Association of the Gambian and a contortionist...
A Failed "Attempted Coup"
I awoke on the morning of December 30, 2014 to an empty office (I'm currently working from and staying at our office in Kololi, in the...
Happy New Year!
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and fabulous New Year! #basse #thegambia #holiday
Wedding Griot
One of my friends invited me to her cousin's wedding celebration. I did not see the wedding ceremony as it had taken place the week...
