http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Senegal , Cape Verde Peninsula en-us Thu, 10 Dec 09 20:17:19 +0000 Thu, 10 Dec 09 20:17:19 +0000 Geen getreurGeen gejank Berg uw nieuwe zwarte rouw outfit veilig op en stel de staatsbegrafenis uit Ruben heeft het overleefd De eerlijkheid gebied mij toe te geven dat ik ditmaal niet de enige ster van het verhaal ben ook Femke en in mindere mate de rest van de Belgische enclave hebben de twee weken durende tocht door Senegal overleefdUiteraard bent u benieuwd naar de spannende avonturen http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-449702.html Beste vrienden Als u tussen de soep en de patatten snel nog eens een kijkje neemt op internet met de ongedurige gedachte wanneer gaan we nog eens iets lezen over onze Afrikaanse superheld Ruben dan kan u bij deze luidkeels heel de familie bij elkaar roepen om gezellig aan te schuiven bij het computerscherm en al weer te smullen van literair hoogstaand werk want jawel hier is hij weer uw he http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-446217.html Angst voor 'het schurft'... het zou de titel kunnen zijn voor een nieuw avontuur van Jommeke en Filleberke maar niets is minder waar Angst voor 'het schurft' is de titel van de nieuwe blog van uw favoriete vriend zoon wederhelft familielid kennis of buur Ruben Geeft maar toe u heeft er ongelooflijk naar uitgekekenAl voor het aanvangen van deze week had er zich een mysterieuze vlek geves http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-444016.html Na week drie kan ik stellen dat hier stilaan een familiale sfeer ontstaat in het gastgezin waar ik verblijf. Laat me even mijn FranseVlaamseSenegalese familie voorstellen. De papa van het gezin is Alioun tevens van geld houdende huisbaas slechte moslim drinkt alcohol maar wil niet met een pintje op de foto heeft een vriendinnetje maar we mogen het niet zeggen tegen zijn vrouw en houdt va http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-442619.html Nadat alle praktische zaken min of meer op orde beginnen te geraken heb ik deze week ook de meer aangenamere aspecten van het leven hier leren kennen gastvrijheid onvoorwaardelijke vriendelijkheid en ook rust als het ware...Het begon nochtans niet zo geweldig... Maandag werd Simon kerel die ik hier leren kennen heb die stage doet op de ambassade in het zak gezet door een oplichter. Blijkbaar i http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-440140.html De eerste week zit er bijna opStand van zaken een nieuw gsmnummer 00221777244138 voor noodgevallen een nieuwe kamer in de wijk Yoff vlak buiten Dakar iets rustiger als Dakar zelf en vlak bij het strand zie kaart en enkele nieuwe vriendjes zowel blank als zwartHet leven valt hier goed mee omdat ik het mezelf niet te moeilijk maak Yoff is een leefbare buurt ik heb een kamer die me zow http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-438216.html Wow I canrsquot believe the hospitality. I just had a bunch of bread and Nutella given to me by some Senegalese deckhands. Irsquom pretty sure it was their supper So I got my Level 1 diving certification card today. My instructor Mamadou took me on two hour long dives which placated my ire. Le Doyen is a lazy fuck. His sore leg seemed to have completely healed today as soon as some girls w http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-408610.html Wow Unbelievable hospitality What can I say about Senegalese hospitality I had my second meal at Salifrsquos home in two days. Salifrsquos pops called me ldquomon filsrdquo. I still canrsquot get over all of it I also went to another soccer game with Salifrsquos friend Malik. At least there were some goals 20 this time. Earlier Malik had invited me to practice with his soccer t http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-408607.html An uneventful day as it was apparently too rough to dive. I went to Ile Goree today very quaint. Met a Belgian girl who works for the Red Cross. She has three masters so it sounds like Irsquom on the right path. She sort of ditched me for supper though so to hell with her. Also I recently has the difficult experience of trying to explain what laser eye surgery is to my African friends Their http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-407967.html Well scuba diving went well despite starting off by putting my wetsuit on backwards. The rest went OK although for the first thirty seconds or so I thought ldquotherersquos no way I can do thisrdquo which surprised me. But I got over it quickly and eager to become competent. I think the initial thing is getting over the idea of breathing while underwater which just seems wrong. After div http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-407396.html I finally left that ratinfested whore house ldquoLe Provancalrdquo and am at ldquoOceaniumrdquo where Irsquom about to start what very well may become a lifelong love of scuba diving or today might be a once only.Yesterday evening was grand Finally got an email back from Kiryomi telling me that they were going to see Youssou NrsquoDor. Thinking that Irsquod go a bit early to ens http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-407062.html Well I made it to Dakar although Irsquom pretty sure Irsquom staying in a brothel Not dumb desperate enough to sample the merchandise. It turns out that Eri and Kiryomi are in Dakar until Monday so I really hope I can meet up with them tonight if only to have someone to hang out with. Irsquove decided that the camera is kaput and have bought a better one in the market. It seems to work http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-407061.html Due to the lack of appropriate medical facilities in Guinea I've been whisked away to Senegal for my midservice check up. Despite all the fun forms and doctor visits I'm choosing to see this as a second vacation.First things first the moment I got off the plane I was greeted by sliding glass doors. I'm travelling with another volunteer from Guinea and we took this as a sign that Dakar would http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-401228.html This entry dates to Thursday April 9 and again is pretty much straight out of my journalI woke up thursday morning and mr jobe was right next to me. i shot out of bed and went to the bathroom. when i came back he had stretched himself across my part of the bed. i took the towels off the chair and sad and read my book until he woke up. we got ready and the wife brought food. we ate and left. we http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Gor-e-Island/blog-391258.html so this entry dates to April 8 2009. again almost straight out of my journal.so on wednesday April 8 i woke up at 830 and took a shower which basically consisted of washing my feet since my hair was in braids and i didn't want to get it wet. the wife of the guy we were staying with brought us breakfast which consisted of bread and butter with some weird coffeetea concoction that was pretty t http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-390899.html country number 6 if you count the united states. this entry dates to April 7 2009 and is pretty much right out of my journal.i woke up at 6 am ate breakfast had coffee finished packing and cleaned my room i do that now. by 630 which Mr. Jobe told me he was going to pick me up i was ready to go. mr jobe arrived an hour late so i read The DaVinci Code until he got there. he arrived a http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-390550.html Sorry for the pictures. The first day that I could go out and take them it was hazy.It's been five years that I left Africa.......so when we landed at 430am I was not sure what to expect excited on the one hand but nervous on the other. I have to admit that I was also mentally prepared to go to battle given all those years I spent fighting my way past corrupt officers police and officia http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-375589.html Our First Blog Entry from this AdventureGreetings everyone so Kaitlyn and I are safe and sound Stellenbosch South Africa but the journey here was a little longer then expected.It started out fine with a night at my Aunt Ruthie's and Uncle Steve's in Newark NJ. The next morning we found that a few inches of snow had fallen and it was COLD out. But we made it to JFK International with plenty of http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-371497.html Dakar located at the extreme point west of the Atlantic ocean is one of the largest cities of Senegal. Dakar like many colonial cities such CapHaitian Jamaica Guadeloupe or Martinique made the glorious days of the TransAtlantic trade and later the slave trade which began in the middle of 16th century. Dakar the capital city of Senegal is today one of the most cosmopolitan city in West http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-364551.html Quick up dateI've been a busy little bee these last few weeks. Last weekend I headed off to Touba Dialao with some friends. Touba Dialao is a touristy little beach town about 45 minutes outside of Dakar three and a half hours with the unavoidable and horrendous traffic. We split out time between chatting on in the lovely terrace restaurant of our hotel and splashing in the waves on the rocky http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Senegal/Cape-Verde-Peninsula/Dakar/blog-349931.html