Goree Island

Placements!

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November 16th 2005
Monday was the day that we needed to get back on track with finding a volunteer placement. I had an idea for John and Alex after talking to our landlady. She was telling us that her son goes to the American school around here. It’s a bilingual school where they teach the kids French and English at the same time. In most schools here, French is taught to the elementary school kids and English isn ... 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