Senegal

September 1997

visiting my penpal Dam Diakhaté and his family in Thiès, Senegal. 

I was able to have a glance at everyday life in this country, where temperatures easily reach 40°C during daytime.

Dam showed me round to all his friends in Thiès and so we had a good time. We were also visiting Dakar, Île Gorée and the beach near Mbour. It was a great experience to see the authentic african way of life.

01  in the courtyard.JPG
01 in the courtyard
02  Mme Diakhate.JPG
02 Mme Diakhate
03  washing clothes.JPG
03 washing clothes
04  in the courtyard.JPG
04 in the courtyard
05  Dam & Mamadou.JPG
05 Dam & Mamadou
06  Awa preparing lunch.JPG
06 Awa preparing lunch
07  Mme Diakhate.JPG
07 Mme Diakhate
08  Dam.JPG
08 Dam
09  Mohamed.JPG
09 Mohamed
10  Fatou, Khadidja & Mohamed.JPG
10 Fatou, Khadidja & Mohamed
11  Mohamed & Khady.JPG
11 Mohamed & Khady
12  Khady.JPG
12 Khady
13  Mme & M. Diakhate.JPG
13 Mme & M. Diakhate
14  Fatou & Khadidja.JPG
14 Fatou & Khadidja
15  Khady.JPG
15 Khady
16  the girls.JPG
16 the girls
17  Daouda.JPG
17 Daouda
18  Mamadou.JPG
18 Mamadou
19  Awa.JPG
19 Awa
20  Mamadou & Dam.JPG
20 Mamadou & Dam
21  me at the museum of art in Thies.JPG
21 me at the museum of art in Thies
22  Dam.JPG
22 Dam
23  Mamadou.JPG
23 Mamadou
24  me & Dam.JPG
24 me & Dam
25  dogs at the beach.JPG
25 dogs at the beach
26  breakfast.JPG
26 breakfast
27  the beach near Mbour.JPG
27 the beach near Mbour
28  the beach near Mbour.JPG
28 the beach near Mbour
29  me & Dam.JPG
29 me & Dam
30  me.JPG
30 me
31  Dam & me.JPG
31 Dam & me
32  Dam.JPG
32 Dam
33  swimming pool.JPG
33 swimming pool
34  me & Dam.JPG
34 me & Dam
35  Dam.JPG
35 Dam
36  me.JPG
36 me
37  Baobab trees.JPG
37 Baobab trees
38  Dam.JPG
38 Dam
39  Dam.JPG
39 Dam
40  Dam & his parents.JPG
40 Dam & his parents
41  me between M. & Mme Diakhate.JPG
41 me between M. & Mme Diakhate
42  the whole family.JPG
42 the whole family
43  the whole family & me.JPG
43 the whole family & me
44  the whole family & me.JPG
44 the whole family & me
45  all the women.JPG
45 all the women
46  all the women.JPG
46 all the women
47  Mamadou, Vieux, Mohamed, Daouda & Mme Diakhate.JPG
47 Mamadou, Vieux, Mohamed, Daouda & Mme Diakhate
48  Fatou & me.JPG
48 Fatou & me
49  Khady, Mamadou & Awa.JPG
49 Khady, Mamadou & Awa
50  Awa & Khady.JPG
50 Awa & Khady
51  Awa & Khady.JPG
51 Awa & Khady
52  me & Dam.JPG
52 me & Dam
53  Mme Diakhate.JPG
53 Mme Diakhate
54  Daouda & Mohamed.JPG
54 Daouda & Mohamed
55  Goree island.JPG
55 Goree island
56  Goree island.JPG
56 Goree island
57  Dam.JPG
57 Dam
58  me.JPG
58 me
59  Dam.JPG
59 Dam
60  Goree island.JPG
60 Goree island
61  Dam.JPG
61 Dam
62  me.JPG
62 me
63  Dam & the gun.JPG
63 Dam & the gun
64  me & the gun.JPG
64 me & the gun
65  Dakar.JPG
65 Dakar
66  visiting a friend.JPG
66 visiting a friend
67  Khadidja.JPG
67 Khadidja
68  Vieux preparing hot tea.JPG
68 Vieux preparing hot tea
69  Fatou.JPG
69 Fatou
70  Khadidja.JPG
70 Khadidja
71  me.JPG
71 me
72  Dam & a friend.JPG
72 Dam & a friend
73  Dam's special eye move.JPG
73 Dam's special eye move
74  Dam &  M. Diakhate.JPG
74 Dam & M. Diakhate
75  Dam, a friend & Mamadou.JPG
75 Dam, a friend & Mamadou
76  early morning in Thies.JPG
76 early morning in Thies
77  on the road.JPG
77 on the road
78  on the road.JPG
78 on the road
79  my bird back home.JPG
79 my bird back home
80  leaving Senegal.JPG
80 leaving Senegal
81  leaving Senegal.JPG
81 leaving Senegal
82  view to Dakar.JPG
82 view to Dakar
  83  view to Dakar.JPG
83 view to Dakar
84  view to Dakar.JPG
84 view to Dakar

 

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