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Not in Cape Town, just yet
So many crazy stuff has already happened and I have not even reached Cape Town. From the moment I left the LAX terminal until getting off the plane at HOTlanta(always wanted to say that), it seemed pretty normal. But after that, it was just odd or scary or even both. When I was waiting to board for Dakar, I first noticed I was the only non-white. …
Bienvenue au Dakar!
... Zoe and Lena, the volunteers going to Ziguinchor are staying with the Dakar volunteers, Ellie and Emily, for 3 weeks before making the journey down south. We stay here until Monday, when we travel down to Joal after meeting with the British Ambassador at the Embassy.
The roads here are very sandy and uneven; it’s weird to see road signs on something that would be classed as a dirt track in the UK. Many cars wouldn’t be classed as road worthy either; one ...
Ankunft in Afrika
... ber Dakar. Es sieht großartig aus. Große, breite Straßen, belebt, ich kann die Landung kaum mehr erwarten. Endlich in Afrika! Doch, wie könnte es anders sein, bei der Passkontrolle heißts mal wieder – warten. Eh klar. Und die gute alte Denise steht natürlich in der langsamsten Reihe... Da hilft grad auch der Spruch des guten alten Malick (hab eigentlich gar keine Ahnung, wie alt der ist) „in Europe people are killed by the time, in Africa we try to kill the time“ ...
The journey back to Dakar
... crossed the road and we are back on our lane again. Uff... what an adventure! Hooray for the driver and François!
Close there's a roundabout that allows us to go to another road, on the interior. There are holes everywhere and we are bouncing back and forth inside the bus for about 10 to 15 minutes, just to keep ahead and away of the traffic jam. Another roundabout and we are back to the main road. There's no ...
First leg of the 17 hour flight is over..
Judy warned us all to layer up because it gets real cold on the flight to Africa. So while in Dulles, I changed into sweat pants, long sleeve shirt, tied a sweat shirt around my waste and got out my blanket and tucked into my carry-on with warm socks and tennies, I packed my flip flops away. Connor in sweat pants and hoodie we and the rest of the group were ready to go. With the 100 + heat that STL has been experiencing you ...
Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Beach
- Fitness/Health center
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