Jennifer in Mali

Looking to new waters So I've been absent from this blog - but don't be dismayed! - it's only because I've changed s...

 Let me tell you something - I am one lucky lady.  Never has it been more apparent than coming home to America last week.   After ar...

"The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destinat...

  It is a Saturday afternoon in Bamako and we are gathered in my boss Thelma's living room. Mom and I spent the morning with the...

After bargaining for our $4 fare to pick up Cassie for lunch, Mom and I step into the taxi. The driver peers back at us through his ...

You can't see it but I'm pinching Cassie and Abdoulaye to see if it's real - I'm so happy all these folks are in Bamako at...

With Foulé (Abdoulaye's mom), Annie and Mom (holding Christine) Annie spent a day traveling to Bamako from village to get here.  Abd...

  Images found here   A recent photography exhibit spent a week at the the Musée de Bamako .  A photographer in London and a...

Image found here It's been over 7 months since the revolution began in Libya .  Folks tried cease-fire talks a long time ago.  T...

Am I right in thinking this is just a knock-off spare-tire cover?  Or do all Rav4 tire covers in America have sayings like this? ...

Creepy or not we had to snap a photo!  With Massa and Cassie on the bridge Don't you want a photo on the bridge of friendship wi...

Bon voyage Annasoura!  Can't wait to speak English with you when you return! Annasoura is headed to Ghana to learn English - we...

Image found here Friday night we went to the CCF (French Cultural Center) to see Rokia Traoré in concert.  Wow.  Beautiful woman.  C...

  So let's just call last week a wash.  On Monday the cute boy sitting next to me had an interview for a tourist visa to visit the...

with baby Ami .  is your heart filled? mine is. Ramadan this year was lovely.  I felt at home and food-filled.  With a wonderful lunch...