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- The views and opinions on this website are those of Kierstin Homblette, who is solely responsible for the content therein. The information on this website does not reflect the views or opinions of the United States Peace Corps, the country of Senegal, or any other person, party, or organization mentioned or linked to from this website.
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- Location: Senegal
Biography
floridian, swimmer, pittsburgh alum (biology/anthropology/african studies), unitarian universalist, house namer, flip-flop wearer, slow walker, slow talker, sister, friend, knitter, former lobbyist, current peace corps volunteer, sushi eater, babysitter extraordinaire, and reluctant web journaler.
my address in senegal:
Kierstin Homblette
BP 79
Podor, Senegal
West Africa
credit to the senegalese author Mariama Ba, whose book, So Long A Letter, is the namesake of this web journal. highly recommended reading on a feminist perspective of a woman's place in senegalese society, the question of polygamy, and the double standard that exists in gender relations. in the form of a letter, it tells the story of two senegalese women who make different choices when it comes to their husbands taking a second wife. check it out!
Interests
the radical left, greenwood st., sarcastic clapping, the flip-flop revolution, knitting, pregnancy, humidity, useful yet overused terms like community, accountability, self-identify, and itentionality
