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Walking Tour

On their second day in Sénégal the students did a walking tour of Thiès and recorded some of their observations. Photos for this posting were contributed by Kristen, Mary, Mayra,  and Noah.

Host Families

After a good night’s rest, our second day began with a walking tour of Thiès city center and market area. Photos ,contributed by students, will be posted later.  After the walking tour we rested back at our hotel and then had a lunch of yassa poulet, chicken with rice and…

Arrival

Students arrived in Dakar at 5 am, one half hour early.  After a light petit dejeuner and our first group photo near the lighthouse on the edge of Dakar, we travelled for about 2 hours to Thiès.  After settling in at our hotel we enjoyed a lunch of Sénégal’s national…

Getting Ready

Ron and Sally Jo Milne are on location in Thiès, Sénégal, preparing for the students arrival on 29 April, 2010.  Ron, retired Professor of Mathematics, and Sally Jo, retired Librarian at GC, have led 5 SST units in the past: 3 in Haiti (1978 – 79), 1 in Côte d’Ivoire (1995), and 1 in Indonesia (2001). Thiès, a city of about 400,000 residents, is located 70 km east of the capital Dakar and played a significant economic role during the colonial era as a major railroad junction.  These days there is a branch of the University in Thiès, and also a vibrant arts and music scene that can rival the best in Dakar in quality.  This is the first time that the unit will be located in Thiès.  All three previous units have been in Dakar.