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Welcome to Ndar (or St. Louis, to the French)! I could write a lot about the city but I’d rather let the nice people at Wikipedia tell you a little something about my new city: Click here for more on … Continue reading →
My new mailing address is up on the sending mail/packages page: PCV Chris Ruli B.P. 1037 Saint Louis, Senegal, West Africa. Speaking of new, I recently found a new living arrangement in town. A bit larger than my one room in Richard … Continue reading →
Here are some more pics of my small trip:
So at one point in time I was going to post some nice pics of Richard Toll but more specifically “La Folie de Baron Roger”. So as a fitting tribute to me being one of the last volunteers to live in … Continue reading →
Dramatic pose near the top of the hill….. the beach, (I’m on the bottom of the photo lying down next to someone) Some sweeeeet air guitar on top of the mountain! Thanks Kelsey for backup on the bass…… The Northern … Continue reading →
November 2010 As I write this blog entry out I am reminded of how much has happened in the past couple of weeks. I’m currently in the middle of what I call my “vacation period”. It’s tough to explain it … Continue reading →
Hello all, I sorry for not getting more posts up in order to document the crazy end of the year i’ve had. So many things have happened and I have been unfortunately not able to get time to get on … Continue reading →
Hey, So my intense language seminar ended yesterday! The seminar was really great and I actually learned a surprisingly large amount of new material (mostly wolof). My language skill’s are getting better. I decided this morning to continue cleaning and … Continue reading →
Hey everybody, Well work and life in Richard Toll has been interesting. Most of my time online has been spent sending emails and catching up with events back in the states. I’m happy to have the Wall Street Journal, New … Continue reading →
There are certain times in life that move so fast you almost forget how quickly days pass. This was definitely that time for me. So I got sworn in last Friday. We all woke up early and took buses to … Continue reading →
Hey everybody- There has been a lot of activity since I last put up a post. Lets get to it! Richard Toll….. So my trip to Richard Toll was interesting. The De-mist really got me excited to be working … Continue reading →
Hey everyone, I’m sorry for not posting more blogs since the last big blog. I’ve been so busy with training that it is impossible to post . New blogs will be up soon so stay tuned. I have updated my … Continue reading →
Before I begin- I should tell everyone something very important: Get Gmail if you don’t have it. They have a feature that lets you send free text messages to me in Senegal through GChat. Google just started this text message … Continue reading →
My Business (and other stuff) Post I decided to take some time and write out my blog on Business in Senegal and a little bit of the everyday observations about the market place. First off my observations: Wow. I’ve only … Continue reading →
Hey ya’ll, So Korite is coming soon (what is Korite? go wiki it or something! No actually its a Muslim holiday that is very popular here.)Yesterday I bought my cloth for my BouBou or traditional mens clothing and a tailer … Continue reading →
So for the next two weeks I will be away from my computer and will not be able to put up new posts. I’ll be going back to my Senegalese family for those two weeks. It was fantastic to see … Continue reading →
Hey Everybody, I’ve gotten a couple emails from people and I’ve decided to put up a new post: My phone number is 221-77-673-00-69. It doesnt end with an 85. Sorry for the confusion if you were trying to call me. … Continue reading →
Hey everybody, Had a pretty good day because a group of us (Julia, Greg, Tatyana, Katie and I) went into town and had “American” Food. It tasted pretty good (nothing compared to American of course) but still amazing nonetheless. Shout … Continue reading →
Check out the photo page. Will be trying to upload more photos as soon as I can.
From the written journal, on Tuesday August 17: Well my first day at the home-stay was yesterday. So far it’s been an out of this world experience. The family is very nice I am fortunate to have them. They are … Continue reading →
Hey Everybody, I don’t know if i’ll be able to post during the week but I’ll be going to my African family today. Can’t wait to meet them. The town is kinda close to the beach so I can’t wait … Continue reading →
Greetings from Senegal, First off, I’ll state the obvious. We made it very saftely to Senegal. No one got lost, no one’s baggage got stolen, and we all made it in one piece. The past couple days have been pretty … Continue reading →
hey “ya’ll”, So I got a couple texts and emails about me being in the MSU Alumi magazine, so here’s the link from that http://www.montclair.edu/Alumni/news/article.php?ArticleID=5859&ChannelID=77 I booked my airline ticket to DC for August 9th on my Birthday. (Free trip … Continue reading →
Hey everybody, Nothing huge to report *yet*. I’ve begun to prepare for Africa. I finished all the paperwork that was sent with my invitation. My Government Passport is getting processed. I still have to cancel my phone plan, my parents … Continue reading →
Hey everybody! Well this is my Blog. More information will be uploaded as soon as I receive everything. I’ve been getting alot of questions on how long the process had been for Peace Corps acceptance, so the following is a … Continue reading →
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