nu dem! - let's go!

So, my blog post have been, well, on Dakar time. To get the ball rolling, here's a short one that my friend tagged me in on her blog. Some responses are Senegal related...

1. How old are you? 20. Wow, really ?! I'm a baby compared to most of my friends but at the same time, 20 YEARS, that's a long time !
2. Who's your favorite singer? Shawn McDonald.
3. Would you rather text or e-mail? The obvious answer is that it depends. Right now, the immediacy of texting seems really appealing but e-mail tends to be more conducive to expressing what you're feeling or thinking.
4. Do you have any pets? Yep, a dog, cat, and several fish back home.
5. Do you have an Ipod? Yep.
6. Do you love to sing? Yep, LOVE to!
7. What's your favorite song in the whole world? Currently, “Open Wide” by Future of Forestry
8. Do you have your own room? Currently and at home, yes.
9. What is the color of your room? At home, pale/light green and bluish lavender.
10. What's your favorite hobby? Kayaking
11. If you could be a prodigy in any one thing, what would it be? Dance (just for the heck of it). It's been a secret goal of mine that I haven't worked on at all really.
12. You're going to a desert island and get to take 3 albums with you. Which 3? Simply Nothing by Shawn McDonald, 21 by Adele, The Best of U2
13. If you could (only) eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? This delicious salad my host mom makes (parsley, mint, lettuce, tomatoes, shredded carrots, sautéd onions with sugar, potatoes, mustard-y sauce) with baguette.
14. And now I get to add one: A quote or piece of advice to live by: You're accountable for what you know. - Prof. Majeed

C'est la vie

It have several final papers/presentations due the beginning of next week so finishing up and posting blog entries has taken a back seat. C'est la vie. So, here are some of the everyday reminders that have been significant to my time here.

This sigh is less than a block away from my house. It reads "You (plural/formal) don't have (the) priority." There are so many ways to understand that sentence.

The Baobab Center has quotes posted throughout the center. These two have particularly stuck with me.