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Abdul-Infinite- I'm Coming To You Live From The Motherland, West Africa....!
TraceOneInfinite:
Let me give another update........
Things aren't going great or bad right now, things are kind of just going... I spent a couple days exercising, running, jogging, doing push-ups and swimming, and even praying along the Atlantic Ocean. The Ocean has it's own energy so alot of people run and train along it's shores.
I spent some time at the tourist spots where alot of Europeans come. Some of them come every year to this place. The locals are poor, so every wear you walk along the tourist area's, you have local people trying to get money from you. Atleast they usually offer something in return. They offer anything from music, ganga, food, drinks, art work, custom made jewelry, fresh fruit, bikes, etc., etc... Some want you to find an American wife for them cause they think that might be a ticket to aquiring some money for their family.....
Anyway.. just some miscelanous stuff... about the trip between Gambia and Senegal.... Alot of the roads aren't paved here... so there's so much offroad driving, the trip from Senegal to Gambia was mostly offroad, the car kept breaking down, and somehow the driver was able to mess with the engine to get it starting again every time... miraculously... people really do get by just by at times the will of Allah here.... along the way, sometimes people were just going to the bathroom openly on the sides of the road, you see women breastfeeding in public here, and animals just roaming about... when I was crossing the Gambia river they crammed so many people onto this boat, it was filled way above compacity.... but some people make this trip from Gambia to Senegal regularly... anyway... it is something I would definitely avoid when I have more money in the future.
That's about all for now.. I hope to have more interesting things to say next time... things are just "going" right now.... like the rasta's say, just "takin it easy, eazy does it".
Don Rizzle:
--- Quote from: Abdul-Infinite Presents...Islam In Africa... on November 11, 2007, 05:50:39 AM ---
--- Quote from: 7even is the next Iwan Karamasow on November 10, 2007, 10:47:20 PM ---Bryan, do you have a couchsurfing.com account?
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no.. why? what's up with it?
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why not check out the site to find out? its an online community where people all over the world offer the couch or spare bed or whatever to other member, I used it when i was in germany once because it was the the world cup so hotels were really expensive n i only wwanted a place to crash for the night
there is an other site the hospitalityclub which has been running longer and has more members i believe
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: Mackin4Life on November 05, 2007, 07:12:30 AM ---Funny how some white folks are treated good in Africa,while blacks are treated like second class citizens
Enjoy Ur Stay in Africa
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It's not just about being white. It's true that they tend to think that white people have money, and the people here are poor, so because of that they can be very friendly and easy going with white folks here, because many people survive off the tourism.
However... being Muslim also takes you a long way. The people here love it when I greet them with "Assalamualaikum" or "Walakumusalaam"... it's like a code word here that means your one of them... they say, "no matter where your from, we believe the same thing, it's the same heart"... that's what they say, they love Muslims and love Islam here.
But whether Muslim or non-Muslim here, the people are not out to harm anybody. They may be out to get your money, or sell you something, but they are peaceful people not out to harm anyone.
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: Don Rizzle on November 11, 2007, 08:17:06 AM ---
--- Quote from: Abdul-Infinite Presents...Islam In Africa... on November 11, 2007, 05:50:39 AM ---
--- Quote from: 7even is the next Iwan Karamasow on November 10, 2007, 10:47:20 PM ---Bryan, do you have a couchsurfing.com account?
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no.. why? what's up with it?
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why not check out the site to find out? its an online community where people all over the world offer the couch or spare bed or whatever to other member, I used it when i was in germany once because it was the the world cup so hotels were really expensive n i only wwanted a place to crash for the night
there is an other site the hospitalityclub which has been running longer and has more members i believe
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sounds cool.. I'll check it out.
TraceOneInfinite:
Yet another update..
I want to look back over all this to remember things later.......
...I'm really soaking it all up now. My trip had some blessings in it, and right when things were going in the wrong direction, you can meet that one person that turns things around for you. I've been running around with this Rasta style Muslim dude who really knows his way around the country. We are going upcountry tomarrow, deeper into what he calls "the real Africa", away from the tourist places.
Yesterday we went to see some live bands, some traditional drumming and traditional dance, it was absolutely amazing and magnificent. Nothing like it.
I'm really staying in the flow now. These dudes are really cool. I keep hearing Lucky Dube's music everywhere I go along with other Reggae tunes. I really feel like the stuff Lucky Dube is saying in his music, is so deep and profound... his music is timeless. He's an African legend. If you want to know the best of what African music has to offer, ya'll really need to check out Lucky Dube.
Other popular Senegalese artists like Viviane are cool, and she's even iller than Beyonce... but if you really want to know the heart of African music ya'll got to check out Lucky Dube.
Like the Rasta's say... "Who feels it knows it... we Muslim man.. but that's just how we flex!"
That's all for today... peace to everyone.
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