Emma in Dakar

Just back from Mali work trip which I totally loved. It's rainy season there too, although they seem to be one of the only countries in ...

I have just got back from possibly the most cringeable evening I've had in the last 10 years. I don't know why I ever thought a danc...

With Nabou and Khadim; 2 of my neighbours Saturday was a pretty busy really. I was at the baptism all day and then at home had just enough t...

A new colleague, Isseu, has started at Plan. She is lovely and even more excitingly lives opposite me! Small world. She invited me to a fami...

I was on skype to a colleague the other night at work and could hear something outside getting louder and louder. It took me a while to real...

It felt totally normal coming back to Dakar after my UK trip, which is a good thing. Everything here just feels like normal life. Arriving a...

I managed to meet up with a friend who has been working out here for a few weeks. She has a car so we had the freedom to explore. I can’t ge...