This week is the first week of classes for Wellesley students. Although I am not on campus (I’ll be studying abroad again this semester in Geneva), I wanted to acknowledge the start of the new semester for Wellesley folks. This is going to be my 6th semester as a college student and my second in another country. I’ll be starting…
Category: Laïssa’s Blog
Thanksgiving in Dakar
I hope you passed a great Thanksgiving and had a wonderful break from school! On Thursday, we also celebrated Thanksgiving, even while in Dakar. I was able to share a meal with the students and directors of the program. It was fun to celebrate Thanksgiving in Senegal and then later talk to my family in the states about what they…
How did I get here?
So how did I get here? Besides the obvious answer of flying, in this post, I want to briefly outline some of the steps to applying and finally going abroad. The abroad process should start the summer before sophomore year. You should really start thinking about where you would like to go and what your goals are for that location.…
Fall Break in Dakar
Last week I had my Fall break. I know that Wellesley students had their own a few weeks ago. Fall break marks a little over the halfway point of my time in Dakar. I have a little over six weeks left here and I do not want to leave yet. I am going to take the next few weeks to…
Interning in Dakar !
I mentioned in my previous post that I am currently interning here in Dakar. I am working with Caritas Pari, an organization that welcomes immigrants and refugees. The organization seeks to provide people with basic services they may need upon their arrival to Dakar; things like doctor’s visits, school enrollment and maybe housing. I have been working with them since…
Traveling around Senegal
This week I thought I would take the opportunity to let you know about a little bit about my traveling around the country. As part of our study abroad, we get to take trips as a group. This allows us to go to awesome places that maybe we wouldn’t have been able to on our own. I’ve also had the…
I am learning in Dakar!
In this post, I will be giving you a rundown of the classes I am have been taking here in Dakar. I am part of the Development Studies program where we study ideas about development specifically related to Africa. With this program, we discuss and dissect development (economic, social, political) in order to understand the challenges facing so-called developing countries.…
I am in Dakar !
Hello everyone: I hope you all have had a great summer! This semester I am studying abroad in Dakar, Senegal and I am very happy to be here. I have been having a great time so far. I decided to go to Senegal because I am dead set on finally being fluent in French. I am close but not quite.…
last week of class
This week has been the last week of class. The campus is so beautiful right now with vivid shades of green from the grass and the trees. (See pictures below). This week has mostly been about winding down, submitting assignments and just getting ready for the summer! Because of the amazing weather, I finally took that lake walk or part…
rain, rain, go away
What a rainy April! It has been raining every day for almost a week now. While it’s a sign that Spring is here (!), I am starting to not like this rain. Marathon Monday was this past Monday. This is the day when the Boston Marathon is held. Part of the marathon runs past Wellesley so tons of Wellesley students get…