Our New Year’s party is one of the biggest parties here in Senegal. Everyone loves it, especially in my neighborhood. Children start the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...