This is a picture of Sahnah and I in Mauritanian boubous. Sexy, aren’t they?
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So i found out a really interesting story about my mama (through Moussou) which may at least partially explain my mama’s unkind and difficult personality. Apparently about 4 years ago, she was marabouted. See, here in Africa, there are religious leaders called marabouts. Sometimes they just give you prayers and sacrifices to do to obtain […]     Ramadan is ending this week, either Thursday or Friday, depending on the moon (I love that!). It will end with a HUGE party, called Korite. That day, we will get up at 7am, and start eating. From what I understand, we won’t stop all day long. I guess this is to make up for all […]
So one of the first things my Senegalese mom told me when we saw eachother after my Mauritania trip is that my fan broke while I was gone. Somehow it fell over and crashed into pieces. Great… No fan to sleep with. Let me tell you, it is impossible to sleep without a fan in […] Well, I’m back from Mauritania, and I can summarize my trip as unexpected. Nothing happened as it was supposed to, and yet somehow, everything seemed to turn out ok. Here’s a little summary of it all:We scheduled to leave Saturday morning at 6am, so of course both Sahnah (the friend I traveled with) and I […] |
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MoonBoona - Brittany… I don’t know if this will get to you… but I tried signing in and all… hmmm..dunno what i did tho’! Just wanted to say..you look HOTT ..and the dress looks a lot like saree that we wear… how cool!