The harbor of l'Île de Gorée
One of the most famous singers in Senegal...and I forgot his name. My friend told me, but I forgot. Shameful, I know.
Crazy lady who shook all kinds of ass during an act. I honestly think she could dislocate her hips. It was ridiculous.
Women's rap group at a concert we went to Monday night. The concert was themed around women's rights and domestic violence.
All the concrete here has shells in it. Shells in general are used like landscaping. Some restaurants have a layer of shells on the ground, and the hospital has shells filling missing parts of pathways.
Rural radio station promoting community development.
Typical Senegalese farm
1st Mosque
These guys hang on the back of buses on the highway.. no.. thank you. They check fares and bang on the bus when someone wants off.
Tyler and I got a little enthusiastic with the whole eat-all-food-groups-with-your-hands-thing..
Park in front of the 1st mosque.
Village in rural northern Senegal.
Typical neighborhood street in Touba. Our bus was dodging horse-carts and pot-holes the size of ten people.
The girls in front of the mosque!
Tomb of one of the founders. People who follow this brotherhood dread-lock their hair and wear crazy multi-colored outfits.
Aloura dying of heat..
Neighborhood kids in Touba who got pretty attached to us. They hung on the back of our bus for about 5 minutes until they were literally bounced off. At which point, they would run home crying.
When they were happy, however, they taught us to dance the Youza. So we taught them the Macarena. Just thanks to our group.. it's going to become the new national dance.
The mosque is continuously under construction. The marble is imported from Spain and Italy. We had to go in with our hair covered and no shoes. White marble surrounds the entire mosque, and is a special kind that doesn't absorb the sun's heat. That way people can come here to pray without burning themselves or bringing prayer mats.
Beautiful Moroccan artwork
The front of the mosque in Touba-the religious capital of Senegal (home of the Murid brotherhood)
Aloura's traditional outfit to go to Touba. Aka Harry Potter dress robes.. aka jedi master robes..
Kittens in the cafe!!!
Really beautiful sunset one night.
Reverse glass art! You paint on one side, wait until it dries, and display it form the other side..
l'Île de Gorée pictures!
A small walkway down the island, so pretty!
The island!!!
Cannons at the top of the island.
Alter of a Catholic church on the island. It's a perfect example of cultural hybridity! The African drums for Mass, with the Catholic tradition, and modern speakers.
View of the Island from the top.
Sand representing different parts of West Africa. The artist paints glue on the woods and spreads the sand to create an image. it has to be made from the foreground back, because it is layers of sand.
Artwork created from the sand seen above.
Tiny window in the children's cell. My arm couldn't fit all the way out, it was so small.
The cell where women (those who were believed to not be virgins) were kept. If they came with children, they were separated.
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