written Friday, 27 April 2007
The word for radio in Mandinka means "suitcase that talks".
The word for airplane is "flying boat".
The word for face literally means "eye mouth".
Saturday, April 28, 2007
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By an aidworker-bureaucrat, former Peace Corps volunteer
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- Nairobi, Kenya
- This is a blog by a 28-year-old USAID employee and former Peace Corps Volunteer, currently working in Kenya in the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance. Disclaimer: This is a private blog. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or represent the views of the Peace Corps, USAID, or the U.S. Government.
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April
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- Going to Dakar
- Pictures!
- Taboo
- Week recap
- More Mandinka fun
- Bikes
- More questions from my mom
- Gas shortage
- More about polygamy
- Language
- Castes in Senegal
- TV and power outages
- Fun language factoids
- Weekend at the beach
- Frustration
- Big week
- Answers to my mom's questions
- Pictures
- Easter in Senegal
- Polygamy
- Things that never even occurred to me to worry about
- Cultural events
- Missing Things
- Independence Day
- Hand-washing and disease
- A Senegalese day
- Week Recap
- Hot milk with mint, and a dance party
- Hot New Technologies
- Adapting Quickly
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