Prayer

Senegal is a predominately Muslim country and a lot of the kids here attend koranic schools where they memorize the verses of the Koran. This past Sunday a group of students from the local school came over to our house and spent the afternoon reciting verses to raise money for their school. They recited 1000 (yes, three zeros) verses from the koran over the course of several hours. Here is a short video I made from the visit.

Driving Along

Video taken out of the back of an SUV driving on my way to a meeting out in the bush. Wolof in the background.

Photos

Photo Update

Senegalese music

This video pretty much captures what it is like to live in Dakar.

A Day at the Beach

A Pet Pelican at a hotel we visited




An image of one of the most important spiritual leaders in Senegal which can be found in various forms around the country

Photos Update

UPDATE: When I try to open the page in Firefox the photos are coming up cropped on the right (there should be a third person in the bottom photo). Does anyone know how to resolve this?


The courtyard of my school


On the beach at Dakar with some people from my program