mosquée mermoz that wakes me up at 5am every morning

Two Weeks...and still alive!

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September 4th 2007
It’s now been two weeks and two days since I stepped foot in Senegal. Many people’s families have remarked “Oh, you’ve only been gone two weeks!” but to us, it seems like quite the accomplishment! I’m starting to fall into a routine, thankfully. We have breakfast every morning at 8. It’s always a baguette with butter and chocolate and delicious, sweet Senegalese tea. I had to buy s ... read more

Africa » Senegal » Cape Verde Peninsula » Dakar

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Independent from France in 1960, Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. However, the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. Despite peace... ... read more