Chase, Emily S, and Peter

"Kaolack is hot!" This was the response from every person that we told our destination to. If the Senegalese think it is hot in Kaolack, it must be, right? Let's just confirm that everyone there is "glowing." But an abundance of smiles are everywhere in Kaolack. Our students are actively engaged in the community, their families, and "10,000 Girls," the NGO where they are working. In between teaching classes at the all-girls school, students are designing and developing a "book mobile" for the surrounding community, planning a camp/seminar for the girls there, and a variety of other tasks appointed to them by their host, Viola Vaughn, lovingly know to all of Kaolack as Mamm (grandma in Wolof). A native of Detroit, Mamm has spearheaded this moving organization in her retirement. Be sure to check out the CNN video link above.