A Celebration of Life-Part 2
Hi everyone, it’s a pleasure to be here to share my little experience with you again. Last time I explained “Kalas Poum”. Today I am...
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Jacqui Gilbert
- Jul 29
- 2 min
A Celebration of Life in Guinea-Bissau-Part 1
Hi guys, Nice to write to you again! Today I am here to share a few lines of experience from my origin country, Guinea Bissau. I traveled...
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Jacqui Gilbert
- Jun 25
- 4 min
An Intern in SoCal
Hello friends, my name is Jacqui and I've been working for Teranga Market since December, managing our marketing and social media...
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Jacqui Gilbert
- Apr 29
- 2 min
Happy Independence Day, Senegal!
Hi everyone, nice to share these few lines with you again. Today we are talking about how Senegal became an independent nation. The area...
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Touty
- Mar 30
- 2 min
All About Griots by Touty
Hi everyone, This is Touty from Teranga Market, so happy to be here again. Today I want to share a little about griots. Griots are people...
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Katie
- Feb 1, 2022
- 2 min
New Year's in Senegal by Anne-Marie
Our New Year’s party is one of the biggest parties here in Senegal. Everyone loves it, especially in my neighborhood. Children start the...
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Katie
- Aug 22, 2021
- 5 min
Meet Touty, Anne-Marie's Sister: "Teranga Market changed my life"
Note: the following blog post was written by Touty in English with light editing by Katie. Hi everyone, It’s a pleasure to share my...
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Katie
- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min
Anne-Marie's First Blog Post
Note: Anne-Marie wrote this first in French, and along with her, we edited it and then I translated it into English. Hi everyone, I'm...
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Katie
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
Laughing and Together in Senegal
After Anne-Marie peels me off of her, I hug her sister Touty and then all the little ones before I turn around and squeeze Anne-Marie...
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Katie
- Aug 13, 2021
- 3 min
Reunited: Back to Senegal for a Month!
I know the path so well by now. I arrive to Anne-Marie’s by foot from the AirBNB I’ve rented for the next three weeks, just one...
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Katie
- Feb 4, 2021
- 2 min
Welp. I wrote a book!
Today I sat down to submit my final manuscript and self-publish my memoir, Teranga. Ready to feel the relief, I click "upload" and watch...
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Katie
- Sep 8, 2020
- 8 min
First Market Day in California
Bonjour everyone, nanga def? I want to say, "I hope you're all doing well," but nobody's really doing well. Of course you're not okay...
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Katie
- May 14, 2020
- 5 min
Where it All Began
More than 10 years ago, I studied abroad in Senegal, West Africa. It's when I met Anne-Marie, turned 21, and had my life changed forever....
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Katie
- May 2, 2020
- 2 min
24 Hours After Opening Our Online Store
24 hours ago, I was frantically waving my hands in front of my laptop to air-dry them, like one of those monkey toys that you wind up and...
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Katie
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min
Poverty and Scrunchies?
Welcome to our brand new page! Bienvenue :) We are so excited to be "opening" our doors to the world for the first time. It's been a long...
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