Bonjour Bonjour Bonjour! While here in Senegal I wanted to practice the long greeting but due to lack of the language I made my own up by saying Bonjour 3x with a long hand shake or a hug if it is allowed or accepted. I have some many favorite......Read More

I saw a grown man standing in a quiet corner and crying his eyes out. I felt that way too and most everyone else would have also. Goree Island – a picturesque UNESCO heritage site, with cobble stoned, colorful patina’d colonial homes and......Read More

Jamm Rekk from Senegal! That’s my favorite greeting in the main local language- Wolof. It means ‘Peace only’. How nice is that! Peace Only. And it has been a peaceful slow totally immersive experience for the past 9 days. First a 3 night home......Read More

We’ve had some beautiful bird spotting. Images by Nalini....Read More

A few more pictures from Île de Gorée…...Read More

Yesterday the group visited the UNESCO world heritage site of Ile de Gorée. Coming to this island is usually an experience of mixed feelings for participants, as it’s incredibly beautiful yet is a place with a horrific past. It has been said......Read More

We hope you enjoy some photos of our recent days....Read More

This morning we spoke with a fishing captain who had made the dangerous sea passage to Spain in a wooden pirogue with 90 other clandestine immigrants. Each passenger pays around $1000 USD to buy their passage. Upon arrival in Tirefe, the police......Read More

We thought you might enjoy some photos from our time in the mangroves in Niodior today. Enjoy!...Read More

This morning we sat under a baobab tree and reviewed some basic sayings in Wolof.  After a few days on the peaceful island of Niodior, where everyone knows their neighbors and there are no cars, we are starting to settle into a slower and simpler......Read More

Hello friends and family of the Senegal participants! We wanted to make sure you were aware of the group being off the grid until they head to Dakar on Saturday. In the small fishing town of Niodior where they are for the next couple of days, life......Read More

This morning the group met and debriefed their first night with their homestay families and discussed traditional family roles in Senegal. After lunch with their homestay families, they visited a Serer marabout who helps solve people’s......Read More

Hello friends & family of Senegal: Music & Mysticism participants! The instructors in the field, Jenny & Samba, have passed along the message that Allegra, Nalini, and Erlene have expressed that they are all really grateful to be having......Read More

It has been a joy to see the faces of our participants with people we love and hold dear in Senegal. Allegra is pictured here with Oulaye, the wife of my Senegalese brother, Mbouille. Mbouille and I led the first Dragons program in Senegal way back......Read More