Back to Guede

So I had to go back to Guede this past week, and although I dreaded it last time, I have to say it was great to have gone. It is something that we forget to do so often, and it is so important, you gotta say goodbye, you have to honor everything that ends. closure. i got to say goodbye to so many people that meant so much to me there.. theres my dad, and all the families and people that treated me with such teranga (hospitality). indeed i will miss guede and indeed guede has meant a lot to me. i hope i get to come back one day.

actually. people who don't have closure have lung problems... do you every get that... when you don't have closure you fee like you can't breathe...? or maybe if you can't breathe you should examine your life to see if you need some closure on something.

anyway. I have one more week in this country. and im going to just take the time to see all my friends and hang out with my family. go the market. go to the beach. just chill and also say goodbye.

in other news... there was a student strike at Gaston Berger, the smaller and best university in Senegal over rising fees and the government brought out the tear gas on the streets of Saint Louis, the second largest city in Senegal. Wow. no news on that, not even on local television.