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Philadelphia Send Off EventApril 24, 2009
Presenters: Will Dickinson, Armenia 2004-2006
Mike Sheppard, The Gambia 2003-2005
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Africa
The Gambia
Gambian Money (Dalasi)
100 Dalasi notes
introduced in 2001
~D30 = $1
Public Transportation
The easy way…
…and the usual way
When all else fails
Different style of compounds
A new addition to the family
Along with a new name
Biran Siñan
My house …
… and my laundry
Life in the village
What we ate
WONJO
BENACHIN
COOS PORRIDGE
CHERI
… and how we ate it
“Peace Corps Kichen”
A little splurge once in a while
TOBASKICommemoration of Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son for Allah
A real nightmare
The first and only University in the country
They do remember you !
Two Years Later
JULY 2003 JULY 2005
July 2003253 lbs
July 2005170 lbs
Sunset!