At Work

Palmarin

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November 18th 2008
Since I’ve last written many things have changed. The eight weeks language classes, cultural adaption lectures, security briefings and of time with my home-stay family in Thiafaitche have all come to an end. As I write I’ve been in the village of Diakhanor, my site for the next two years, for a little over a week. Diakhanor is one of the four villages that make up the Palmarin region, a 17km l ... read more

Africa » Senegal

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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