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...

Hola chicos, Yesterday, we had a really crazy day. 43 new families joined the shelter and 3 of the 4 Spanish speaking volunteers were...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Hola chicos! My last post was very heavy so I figured I would lighten it up a bit with one of my favorite parts of Senegal... the many...

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...

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

Hola chicos! Do you know what a "squatty potty" is? Well, neither did I until I came to Senegal! I've been camping before and used...

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...

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...

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

Hola chicos, Yesterday I had the awesome experience of visiting Bandia, a nature reserve on the way to the town I will be teaching in...

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...

Hola chicos, Today we went to the US Embassy and some of the members of the group learned a very important lesson. You are NOT ALLOWED to...

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

Salaam Aleekum chicos! I have had quite the language exchange since I landed in Senegal! Salaam Aleekum or "Peace be unto you" is a...

Bonjour CIS! We have made it to Senegal! My travel experience was a bit crazy because AirFrance decided to go on strike on the day I was...

Hola chicos! It is almost time for us to head back to school after Spring Break... except this time I will be heading 7 time zone hours...

Hola chicos! I hope you are all having a great Spring Break so far! El Pulpo and I are starting our own journey to California. You may be...

Hola estudiantes! Or should I say Bonjour? :) This week we will be making friendship bracelets for my new students in Senegal after...

Hola Chicos! As you know, I will be traveling to Senegal this Spring for a few weeks as part of Teachers for Global Classrooms. In order...