4. Settlings (AND RETURNS!)

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So folks, i am within hours away of going back to, or rather once again, returning, to Senegal, and thought i should at least give you the last few fotos. Minus any commentary.

in september, i found myself, finally settling, after years, into which family, circle, language, social position(s) i feel comfortable with.

let's see if that all goes to camel poo and see what happens this time 'round...

...los geht's!

more pictures below...

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Photos

settling into tiled walls, and floors
feeling ok in my toubab house. enjoying the tilework instead of feeling guilty about affording it.

settling into tiny hands and large gaps of time
spent in the courtyards...

settling into dairy products
oh la la. i have stopped trying to resist the patisseries. instead, i ration.

settling into chance friendships
with Bakary, e.g., a crossword solving guard that opened my mbour world

settling into muddy waters
being ok with traversing floods...and unknowns. with no certain way back. i'm too far in, oder?

settling into marriage
not. i even resisted marrying into the senegalese royalty of islam. now i enjoy these images even more. though a white face with blonde hair wouldn't show up as nicely.

settling into unsettlement
...growth and change everywhere. at least i can still see most of the sunset from my rooftop. though the mosque and most vantages are blocked now by walls...though not wealth.