During this Senegal trip, every one of us performed a different function. This was not by design; it happened organically. Each person’s temperament and competence were factors in defining her role. Naughty Grandma encouraged us to do things that made

Dakar was as clean and orderly as we’d expected. It became immediately apparent to us that the Senegalese took pleasure in hanging out together as a family. We saw family groups picnicking on the beach, others were walking on the

The next day, we were up early as we wanted to do some grocery shopping before going to Dakar. Everyone was looking forward to seeing the capital city, at last. At the supermarket (Carrefour), we put tomatoes, peppers, onions, beef,