Annika's Adventures

This post is mainly for my own benefit, but lots of funny things (meaning struggles, not funny in the moment but after we laugh a lot)...

I wanted to document what a day in my life looks like. We only have one more week of class before spring break and then the internship...

Our first week back from Toubacouta was pretty uneventful. It's been actually pretty chilly here recently. I feel like adapting a bit...

Written February 19th, 2022 Friday we focused on environmental sustainability. We started off the day touring the mangroves. We took a...

Today’s focus was entrepreneurship and inclusive finance. We started the day off at a community garden in a nearby village. Before we...

Written February 16th, 2022 Today’s focus was on human rights. We started the day at a Center of the Promotion of Reinsertion. There is...

Written february 15th, 2022 Today was public health day. We started off the morning with a delicious breakfast with a view. We then took...

written 14 February, 2022 Today we made our way to Toubakouta, a region about 4 hours south of Dakar, near the border of Gambia. What...

Written 10 february 2022 So I wanted to document the rest of Monday since it was not what I was expecting. On the walk home from school,...

So Sunday was one for the books. Senegal made it to the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, which is basically the World Cup for the...

This week was filled with lots of class so nothing too out of the ordinary. I took some pictures that I'll post here. Lots of good food...

This will be a shorter post as the weekend flew by but wanted to remember what happened :) Saturday: Beach day We decided to find a beach...

Well, today marks the end of my first week of classes. I’m pretty exhausted. Most days I have class from 9 am – 6 pm with an hour break...

Written 26 January 2022 The local elections took place on Sunday. The elections were to elect the mayor of Dakar and the mayor of each...

Written 23 january 2022 Saturday was very busy for being the weekend. A few of us wanted to find a track to do a quick workout. We found...

"Those you told you "Gorée is an island"/ They lied/ This island is not only an island/ She is a continent of spirit." During our trip to...

written 21 january 2022 Today was our first field trip of the program. During orientation week we spent a few sessions going over the...

written 20 janvier, 2022 So I thought I’d devote a blog post to where I attend school. The West African Research Center (WARC) is not in...

written 20 january 2022 So for housing, all of the MSID students are staying in the same apartment building about a mile away from WARC....

written: 18 january, 2022 Today was the day of many firsts: I.... Walked to school for the first time without looking at directions (and...