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Abdul-Infinite- I'm Coming To You Live From The Motherland, West Africa....!
TraceOneInfinite:
The People- Everyone did seem to have an innocence about them, almost regardless of who they were or what they were doing. Infact, the people I met who appeared not to have that innocence were the ones who had travelled abroad. Like as if they had lost something that was pure and innocent inside of them by travelling West. The people are all so eager for an oppurtunity to go to the West and make some money but when I look at some of them I know they wouldn't be happy is US or Europe. I even met some young men in Gambia who were in their late 20's and who seemed to be mentally ill... it was explained to me about them that they used to be the smartest in their class, but that they went to Europe and got involved in selling drugs and came back mentally ill.
The Homes- The whole time I was there I only felt stayed in one home that I actually felt comfortable. It was either too hot, or too many mosquitoes, or the water wasn't running in the bathrooms. Not always having soap around, or a trashcan or tissues. This is all stuff I had to get used to. The fact that I was living better than others around me helped me to overcome these conditions. Even the people I was staying with would sleep on the floor and let me stay in their beds. For example, in Senegal my friend who is a Gambian, had us stay at his wives family home for two days. So I got to actually stay in his wife's room, sleep in her bed, and he took the floor. She went upstairs and shared a room with her sisters and father. I have never received such genorosity as I experienced in Africa.
Family structure- It's a "respect culture" there, is what they call it. The young people say that if one of their elders like a mother, father, or aunt, uncle, grandmother... if one of their elders tells them to do something, especially when it's their mother, they better do it. Even if their mom tells them to go from one end of the city to another and back to get something small and insignificant, they have to try their best to get it done as quickly as possible. The families mostly live together there. They just keep building and adding on to their homes, so that homes almost resemble miniature apartment complexes.
boycriedwolf619:
amazing
Real American:
Post some pics from this little adventure of yours.
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: Real American on December 07, 2007, 07:04:02 PM ---Post some pics from this little adventure of yours.
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I only have some pics I took on a disposable camera. But my friend told me that they may be able to put those onto a cd when they develop them, so if somebody helps me I want to try to post them on this thread.
TraceOneInfinite:
As requested... here are some pics... I'm not really into pictures that much, but other people convinced me, these are three pics I feel comfortable posting at a public forum... maybe I can post more later. Peace.
This is at James Island off of Juffreh, site of the movie "Roots" by Alex Haley, this is an actual slave island used by America/British, but as you can see it has eroded so much there is not a whole lot to see anymore.
This is one of the good friends I made while I was over there, we are at his house in the pic
This is on a boat ride heading to the upcountry
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