Letters from Dakar, Part One

What's up friends. It's with tremendous joy that I present this conversation I had with the illustrious Ania Drabek. Part Two can be found on her blog. I've also included screenshots of other conversations I had in Senegal.   RYAN: Hi friend! I'm kinda awkward and sometimes ask a question just by making a statement....

Internship Bingo

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New Age Yoga Moms, Divorced Bachelor Dads, and Litness

           Most of you know that I like the phrase New Age Yoga Mom (NAYM). The phrase designates people — who aren’t always moms, or yogis— that are distinguished by their essential trust in the Universe and an Authentic Self that’s beneath everyday appearances. They spend their lives getting in-touch with both of...

Routine

Here’s what my productive days have looked like; sometimes move everything later by one hour. 7:15 — Wake, make breakfast and coffee 8:30 — Catch a ride to the Action Aid office, then carpool to the conference 9-3 — Attend the conference[1] [2] 4-6— Snack and hangout with colleague from the office. She shows me around...

A New Senegalese Celebrity Chef

A few serendipitous events landed me on Senegalese national television. Last semester, I finessed being able to write a 20 page paper on the rise of celebrity chefs, and now I’m on my way to becoming one myself. Anyways, so it’s Ramadan— and last Friday many of Foundiougne’s residents broke fast together. It was me,...

thing 1

A structured first post would be so misleading: there is no structure in my life here yet. I’ve been here for less than two full days, and they’ve already changed by itinerary twice. First, they extended my stay in Dakar by one month, and, now, I’ll be staying in Foundiougne for the first month. Then...