Country Info
- Dakar
- Capital
- CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
- Currency
- 10,284,929
- Population
- SN
- Country Code
Senegal Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Senegal
Grand mosque (Dakar, Senegal)
The Dakar Grand Mosque (also Grande Mosquée de Dakar) is one of the most important religious buildings in the capital of Senegal. It is situated on Allée Pape Gueye Fall. Designed by French and Moroccan architects, The Grand Mosque was opened in 1964 by ...
Road Trip to Seeds Academy
... , I have heard so much about the Academy but have never actually visited. Seeds stand for Sports Education & Economic Development in Senegal. A lot of what I have been able to do here in Dakar is because of some of the Board of Directors of Seeds. ...
"NBA we are coming" Day 1
Thursday August 5th (Day 35)- I am getting accustomed to the 7:30 AM breakfast. Today was the first day of camp and we kicked it off with a press conference that included Amadou Gallo Falls, president of NBA Africa, former NBA player and humanitarian ...
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 ...
"Kaolack Here We come"
... as an efficient team. We concluded the life skills seminar with Mouhammad addressing the campers about his childhood growing up in Senegal and balancing school and basketball and some of the challenges he faced when he was their age. It was a special ...
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
September 17th (Day 78)- I am pleased to announce 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 ...
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
Everyone else has already gone through this phase, so I guess my time had to come. I brought my laptop with me to Dakar, even though it wasn't very encouraged, but most other people decided not to bring theirs. I'm frustrated because there are only a ...
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 ...
Lac Rose to Fatick
Not much mileage today only 192km, we got our Gabon visas early and headed straight out of Dakar to lac rose ( that's French for rose lake haha) also the official finish line for the Paris Dakar Rally before it moved to south America! Tick the list! ...
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. ...
Senegal! 847km later
... . The cars are incredibly bad...if morocco wa European car dump the Mauritania is to morocco. The last 100km to the Senegal border were horrendous, potholes and washboards, the bike will need tightening up after that. Pretty challenging riding! The border ...
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 ...
A Change of Pace
... that can help with our studies. After talking to several people about education, Catholicism, and the church's presence in Senegal, I've decided to center my project around Catholic ministry in a predominantly Muslim country. Catholic schools are by far ...
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 ...
St louis - dakar
Spent the morning of oct 1st at the Douane sorting paper work. Helped again by the good people we are staying with, in a way I feel like we're cheating a bit having all this help but without it it's incredible daunting. After the asmin morning we joined ...
St louis - dakar
Spent the morning of oct 1st at the Douane sorting paper work. Helped again by the good people we are staying with, in a way I feel like we're cheating a bit having all this help but without it it's incredible daunting. After the asmin morning we joined ...
Gambian Guides and Glorious Gazelles
... translate a Wolof phrase, but French is the norm. Here are some basic phrases to learn if you ever decide to visit Senegal (which you should!): Salaamalekum -- Peace be upon you. (Basic greeting) Malekum Salaam -- Peace be upon you, also. (Response ...
Time flies... and so do shoes!
I really couldn't even tell you what I've done in the past week. I've been to the beach. I've been to the markets. I've bought, killed, and eaten a chicken all by myself. I've learned how to make traditional Senegalese food and I've been praised by my ...
Visa Approved
The past couple of weeks have been hectic, I took a taxi to the Brazilian embassy about 4 times last week and at last I have obtained a legal visa. I have been busy packing and making sure the equipment I have for Brazil get shipped in time. I am ...
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 ...