Dakar, Senegal -- December 18, 2003

[7] Dakar, Senegal -- December 18, 2003
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Photograph by Luke Klein

Photograph by David Scholnick

Luke: We finally got Daniel to smile in a photograph!

Photograph by Luke Klein

Photograph by David Scholnick

Photograph by Luke Klein

Photograph by David Scholnick

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[7] Dakar, Senegal -- December 18, 2003 If you click on a photograph, a larger version will open in a new window; close the new window when you have finished viewing the photograph. Video and audio clips may also open in a new window to allow continued downloading of the current page; close that blank window after the clip begins to download.
Photograph by Luke Klein		Luke: After a brief (and extremely expensive) stay at the Sofitel, we were glad to move to a cheap little apartment with a balcony overlooking Avenue Pompidou, perhaps the liveliest street in downtown Dakar. Aaron: Our friend Oumar Diouf found this place for us. Luke: Oumar knows the city inside out; he helped us countless times. Dave: Luke just showed up with Oumar out of the blue. He fit in with us so well, I actually thought Luke had known him before.
Luke: Our apartment was just a couple blocks from the Place de l'Indépendance. Aaron: Oumar is on the right.		Photograph by Luke Klein
Photograph by David Scholnick
		Photograph by David Scholnick
Photograph by David Scholnick
		Photograph by David Scholnick
Photograph by David Scholnick		Luke: This young boy is one of thousands who roam the streets of Dakar with red cans, seeking donations on behalf of the marabouts (religious teachers) under whose care they have been placed, often by parents from outside the city who hope to provide better opportunities for their sons by sending them to live with the marabouts. In theory, the money donated helps to provide these boys with education, clothing, housing, and food. The practice of giving to those in need is of great importance to the Senegalese. However, judging by the often tattered rags of clothing that these boys wear and by their usual unclean, desperate, and famished appearance, it is hard to feel that this system is working well. One Senegalese man told me that he only gives them food; that way, they will actually directly benefit from eating the food, rather than having to pass it on to their leader (as they do with any donated money).
		Photograph by David Scholnick
Photograph by David Scholnick
Daniel: Since there's no beer in this photo, someone must have been out getting it at the time.		Photograph by David Scholnick
Photograph by David Scholnick
		Photograph by David Scholnick
Photograph by David Scholnick
Luke: We finally got Daniel to smile in a photograph!		Photograph by Luke Klein
Photograph by David Scholnick
Luke: Daniel's friend Jasmine (second from right), who just happened to be living in Dakar, and her friend Natalie joined us for some Gazelle beer at our place. Aaron: Gazelle is not quite as tasty as Flag, but the bottle is much cooler.		Photograph by Luke Klein
Photograph by David Scholnick
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