I am compiling this blog after completion of my Peace Corps tour in the Francophone, West African country of Senegal. I served from March 2003 until November 2005.
The entries are copies of emails that I sent to my sister during my tour. The emails ended
before 2005 and there aren't any for the final year. Also, some of the emails were written
in a blog manner. It was written that way as she was sharing them with a few friends. It
was before I was even aware that blogs existed.
Despite the time that has passed since the Senegal experience, when reading these emails
they have had the ability to take me back to the village where I lived for two and
a half years named, Goundaga. In the local Pulaar language Goundaga means - secret
From a personal perspective, it is really a gift to able to re-read these emails.
I am trending towards copying the emails verbatim ( but correcting any spelling or grammatical errors) and adding notes or explanations at the end to add further details. Some of the emails cover multiple topics. Pictures are from 2005 when my sister did visit and had a digital camera with her.
At the time of no cell or smart phones and having to use cyber-cafes about 103 km (about 60 miles) away, it made access to the internet a bit of a challenge.
Paul
RPCV
Senegal 2003-2005
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