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Always Treat Others with Dignity

Hola chicos, This is my last blog post on my experience at Centro San Juan Diego and it will probably be a quick one due to the fact that...

Seeing the Beauty of Humanity Through Vomiting

Hola chicos, Did the title of this blog get ya? Good. Because this is what I have been experiencing for the last 24 hours. I have the...

Language is Crazy! I speak Portuguese now?

Hola chicos, Did you know I speak Portuguese? Me neither! But this week, I am the one and only Portuguese translator for the refugees at...

A Day in the Life of a Refugee Volunteer

Hola chicos! A lot of you have asked what it is like living and serving at El Centro San Juan Diego and I am excited to share with you my...

Bienvenidos al Centro San Juan Diego

Hola Chicos! Have you heard of the saying “practice what you preach?” or as I like to call it “practice what you teach?” Well, in my high...

Food & Fashion!

Hola chicos! This may be my last post for a while as tonight I start my journey back to the United States. I will be traveling for almost...

The Door of No Return

Hola chicos, Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit Goree Island. Goree Island was the largest slave-trading center in West Africa from...

The Answer to MY QUESTION!

Hola chicos, I hope all is going well at school. I bet you didn't know this but I have actually been doing tons of homework during my...

I Am Still Not Ready To Write About This Yet...

Hola chicos, Have you ever had an experience that was so extreme that it takes your body multiple days to process? That is where I am...

The Magic of the English Club!

Hola chicos! Today I got to experience the magic of the English Club. Remember when I was talking about how Senegalese students don't...

Teacher's On Strike! First day in the classroom...

Hola chicos! This is going to be a short check in today because I am EXHAUSTED!! Today was my first day teaching in Senegal and it was so...

My first day in Louga!

Hola chicos! Today was my first day in Louga! I started the day out with my first experience riding on a horse cart! This is a common...

"American kids are free"

Hola chicos! I just wanted to give you a little taste of Senegalese school. I have not started teaching yet (still learning about the...

The BEAUTY of Senegal (in pictures)

Hola chicos! I just wanted to show you a little bit about the beautiful city of Dakar in Senegal. Some of my favorite places have been...

Monument de la Renaissance africaine

Hola chicos! Today I went to visit Monument de la Renaissance africaine... aka a $25 million, enormous statue, built by the North...

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