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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

More Cape Verde





  • From left to right, Nas (or at least that is how I misinterpret her name); Odette, 25; Soizic, 24 and Nono, 26. Nono and Odette are my host sisters, and Nas is their friend.


  • We all went to Club Melissa Sunday night. We ran into Ivan Paris (picture above, in case anyone was curious) , who performed for the small audience at the club. The girls were really excited, but I had had enough of cheesy love songs for the weekend. As we were leaving he hollered at Odette. I am glad to report that he was unsuccessful. I can also confirm—as the photo evidence corroborates—that people in Dakar just love dancing in front of the mirror.


  • Every time I leave my house the little girls who live next door yell happily "bon jour toubab" or "good morning whitey." I reply good-naturedly "bon jour senegalais." But I must admit it is still weird every single time.