two of my neighbors at the wedding


Three of my sisters, Maimouna, Ndeye, and Rama at the wedding


The happy couple


This is from a wedding I went to-- the wedding party raises up their arms around the bride and groom to send them off


My neighbors dancing to the Sabaar, the ensemble of tam-tams and jembes (african drums)


This is the canal that was constructed between the Senegal River and the ocean which has completely screwed up the local environment because the ocean has taken over the delta, making the soil and water incredibly salty. The canal started as 5m and now is almost half a km wide.


Pirogues full of fresh fish gather at one of the markets under the main bridge in Saint Louis, le pont Faidherbe


Dan keeping up on American pop culture


Pirogues: the artisan fishing boats that abound in Saint Louis and my village


Looking onto the Guet Ndar fishing district of Saint Louis


A classic Senegal scene: this guy is the apprenti on this bus, these guys hang off the back and jump off to grab customers waiting for a ride


I got this shot from my hotel room in Dakar, looking down on a homeless family sleeping in the street under the streetlight


Me getting my official papers at our swearing in from my boss Mark Gizzi and Dr. Ndiaye from the Department of National Parks


Charlie and I felt pretty tough by this point


Some of our trainers dressed for the occassion


Our group of newly sworn in volunteers in Dakar