Emma's MindSay Blog

The Subway

emzea — 2005-09-14T09:09:35-05:00

The late afternoon sun was shining the day I arrived back in Boston. The Charles River was anything but still with dozens of rowers gliding across its surface. Basking in the good weather, people were out in...

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Trash Bags

emzea — 2005-08-26T11:08:22-05:00

I have gotten into the habit of purging. Not the same kind of purging I did in Senegal post bacteria ingestion. No, now back at home, I feel stifled by the clutter of my belongings and my room on the whole, a shrine...

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Home Sick

emzea — 2005-08-19T02:08:04-05:00

Home Sick

This past week I have been enjoying semi-celebrity status. I walk through Harvard Square, my old stomping grounds, and pop inside a storefront door to be met by shrieks and open arms. A hero’s...

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Color

emzea — 2005-08-11T11:08:41-05:00

All souvenirs seem less African, Loren wrote in her first post-homecoming email.

Indeed, ever since unpacking my bags, I have been tormented by the alarming...

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Leaving One Country for Another

emzea — 2005-08-04T01:08:25-05:00

A couple weeks before I was set to arrive home, my mom sent an email alerting me to the fact that she would not be home on my planned date of arrival in Boston. The next day, I received an email from my dad noting...

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Personal Growth

emzea — 2005-07-25T11:07:47-05:00

The other day, Shannon and I were talking about the possibility of making a second trip to Iles de Madeleines before our imminent departure. We...

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Senegalese Partners

emzea — 2005-07-18T10:07:59-05:00

The Senegalese students enriched the program tenfold. At this point, I have trouble imagining the program without them, especially given the...

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A Spring Break Re-awakening

emzea — 2005-07-14T11:07:48-05:00

Our cross-country journey over spring break was crucial to my understanding of Senegal. Senegal is not Yoff. It is certainly not Dakar. It

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The Beauty of Nder

emzea — 2005-07-12T04:07:55-05:00

I still lack the words to describe my time in Nder and am in a continuous state of awe that I could live in a setting so wholly different from...

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Homestay: The N’Doye/Samb Family

emzea — 2005-07-07T02:07:54-05:00

Starting with my very first week in Yoff, every time I cross the threshold of my house, I breathe that sigh of relief only “home” can e

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