⁃1 week in Dakar

⁃3 days in Abidjan

⁃Nearly 2 weeks in Korhogo, northern Côte d’Ivoire

⁃1 week in Abidjan

⁃1 day in Dakar

⁃1 week in Saint-Louis, Senegal

⁃2 days in Dakar

Like my body, my brain also bounced around a lot – especially when it came to French. In a relatively short period – 5 weeks – my speaking and comprehension skills flailed about on a continuum between nearly nonexistent and reasonably proficient. My French was so inconsistent, and my brain’s see-sawing (in)ability  to speak it was so bewildering, that I spent much of my free time pondering what it all meant. A few thoughts, as haphazardly assembled as my French: