Yaandée doing the dishes in our "sink"

Cockroaches, fasting, and red tape

---

September 14th 2007
Today is the first day of Ramadan! This means that the Muslims (95% of the population here in Senegal) cannot eat, drink, smoke or have sex during the daylight hours. They get up at 5am to eat a meal before morning prayers and then suffer through the day until they break the fast at 7pm. I know several people who fast in Pittsburgh, and that's hard enough...but it's so hot here, and they can't eve ... read more

Africa » Senegal » Cape Verde Peninsula » Dakar

---

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