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- Dakar
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- 10,284,929
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Dakar Slideshow
Dakar
Travel Blogs from Dakar, Senegal
Road Trip to Seeds Academy
... here. Today, Nick and I are headed to check out the Seeds Academy facilities in Thies. Thies is the second largest city in Senegal to Dakar. We had breakfast and we were ready to head out at about 11:00 AM. We are riding with Coach Assane, an employee of ...
"NBA we are coming" Day 1
... of the Shooting Touch Sabbatical program is one of the NBA coaches working the BWB. We spoke after the scrimmages about how my time in Dakar has been, on his visit to Goree island and also our expectations for the BWB camp as we are both 1st timer’s ...
Camp Session 1 is halfway done!
... we left off on Monday and I can honestly say these kids learn fast. The coaches & campers are excited for next week. Tomorrow, Senegal’s National Team Head Coach will stop by the camp and talk to the campers. I am very excited about this, the ...
Happy 4th of July to everyone back home.
... here in Dakar. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for Seeds Project. (Sports for Education and Economic Development in Senegal). He picked me up from the hotel and helped me move my belongings. I am now living in Sibac District 6. It is a nice ...
Teaming up with "Yes" & Roadtrip
... that Bounce Academy and Shooting Touch is teaming up with a few young aspiring leaders to help facilitate a 3-day camp in Dakar. "Yes" is an up and coming organization that is dedicated to creating programs through sports for the community of Sicap. ...
Toubab Special
The past few days have been quite interesting. My classes are going well, although French can be a bit frustrating as we're conjugating irregular verbs to "ameliorer" (better) our vocabulary use. I'm not sure how that's helping get around the city. ...
Day 6
This morning, I was introduced to really good all natural mint tea for breakfast with buttered bread, it was great. Lunch on the other hand was interesting to say the least. I tried sheep and I can say it was not my favorite dish here. I believe I will ...
BWB All Star Game- Final day of camp
August 8th (Day 38)- The last day of BWB camp was awesome, we started the day with a last round of games in the morning and then we all traveled to the Marius Ndiaye stadium where the camps top 20 players would compete against one another in the All-Star ...
Perfect start to my day...
So I have been a little stressed out lately because I have not had electricity at nights, therefore I have been unable to upload my blogs. I have also been in a bit of a situation because my camera has decided that it just will stop working out of no ...
CULTURE SHOCK
... else was using my laptop without my permission. Of course, she apologized, but that doesn't help to relieve my frustration. Dakar is still beautiful despite my pessimism. Even in the rain, the palm trees and sandy streets are gorgeous. We went to ...
Psssst... Are you married?
... showers, good food, and good internet connection (when our computer doesn't decide to crash). Some thoughts upon being back in Senegal: --About ten minutes after I arrived back in this country, my host father met me at the airport. I had my sandals ...
Last week of camp...
Sunday (Day 24)- Today was the national championship game for two universities here in Senegal. UGB vs. DUC. The stadium had no empty seats and plenty of people standing. The atmosphere was intense and it was a close game. UGB ended up winning by a few ...
The End of the Beginning
... a custom African pouch bag, an African necklace, an anango that is the cultural attire of the Senegalese, an “I love Senegal” tee shirt and some amazing pieces of artwork. I was in awe and so thankful for their thoughtful gesture. Today was ...
RoadBlock #2
September 13th (Day 74)- As you probably know I had my camp tee shirts printed here in Senegal. So therefore I am leaving with more baggage than I arrived with. I have donated a good amount of clothing, but still I see myself paying for the extra luggage. ...
Everything happens for a reason
... have just returned home from Marius Ndiaye Stadium, where I volunteered to take pictures for the international tournament game, Cape Verde vs. Senegal. It was pretty cool, I was able to get a pass that got me on the floor and snap away. Unfortunately Cape ...
Renovation Complete!
Today was the final day of renovating the court and it looks AMAZING. The campers were all playing and enjoying their newly renovated court, but I had to send them all home early to get some rest, because tomorrow is the first official day of camp. Camp ...
Zzzaturday
... . Finally around 3pm the tee shirt packages came in the mail. They look as fresh as can be. Everything is coming together and I love Senegal thus far. My roommate said of my long hours in bed, "you are like a battery on the charger and it looks like your ...
Rough City
So, urban Africa. It's quite a smack in the face really. Dakar is one of Africa’s urban giants and it is a tough, rough, sweatshop of a city. Generally a sprawling mess with people everywhere, living and working in often appalling ...
Gambian Guides and Glorious Gazelles
... laa ci Dakar. TRANSLATION: Hellooo! My name is Maggie Place. I'm from Pennsylvania, USA, but now I live in Ouakam in Dakar, Senegal. I'm American, and I'm a student in Dakar. Now you can practice at home! Yesterday, SIT arranged a "drop-off" ...
Time flies... and so do shoes!
... the opportunity to realize how much I'm going to miss my family, my neighborhood, this country, and even this crazy city of Dakar. My Senegalese mother, Mama Binete, feels the same way I do about cockroaches, so when we walked into the bathroom to find ...
Visa Approved
... busy packing and making sure the equipment I have for Brazil get shipped in time. I am spending my final days in Dakar, just enjoying everything. The other day I played basketball with the kids, and been enjoying my favorite meals at Caeser's restaurant. ...
5:00 AM "YES" Back to Dakar
... now 11:30 pm and I took an amazing nap and I am now getting ready to go celebrate for Mouhammad’s birthday at a club called Casino “Cap Vert” or as we say it Cape Verde. This should be an interesting cap to my final weekend in Senegal. ...
"NBA Cares"...They really do
August 7th (Day 37)- Today was day 3 of the camp and we started the day off with early morning breakfast and then we had life skills seminars on HIV/AIDS & healthy living. This was an amazing learning experience for the campers. I learned some ...
Tactics of the Talibe
... to complete my research by filling in the gaps in my travel blogs and recording some of my favorite stories/reflections/memories from Senegal. While waiting in Saint Louis for my sept-places (7-seat taxi) to fill up, I was constantly bombarded by little ...
Skinny men and skinnier horses
I arrived safely with ridiculous amounts of luggage this morning in Dakar. The men at the airport recognized how munch I was struggling and practically jumped at the chance to help. I think I'm going to like this place. So far we have had breakfast and ...
Happy Birthday to my Best Friend!!!
After a quite interesting weekend, I finally have found time to come use an internet cafe. Since I dont feel like staying long in this hot, stuffy, smelly room, Im going to keep this short. I just wanted to wish the HAPPIEST birthday ever to my best ...
Dreaming of a White Christmas
... he expected me to say that I wasn't feeling very Christmas-y, being in a predominantly Muslim country, but interestingly enough, Senegal has done an acceptable job of preparing me for the Christmas season. The neighborhood gas station has decorated their ...
Sharing the Shooting Touch
... . I first started by being honest with them that being the most talented player wasn't the reason I was selected to come to Senegal. I clarified why I had been chosen as the first sabbatical winner of the Shooting Touch grant. I shared that with them that ...
Ça va bien!
... am not willing to experiment with the tap water. I enjoyed my milk and bread breakfast and Mactar and I headed out to Centre Dakar, also known as downtown. We stopped by a screen-printing company and put in some orders for the T-shirts and banners for ...
Round 2 in Dakar!
... the look out, the boy got a mean jumper. Anyhow we are discussing what is next for Shooting Touch’s 1st Sabbatical journey in Dakar. Students have returned to school so in order to run a camp it would have to take place after school or during the ...