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June 20, 2005

Back from Africa

Back from Senegal, home of people who are obsessed with jogging and sports; some new flavours have been tasted, some new odours have been smelled, some new wisdom has been acquired.

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That was time enough to know a bit about the country, to read on politics & love (no, not on the same book) and to gather somewhat dispersed thoughts. And to turn into a slightly darker shade of pale, inevitably.

A whole CF card has been formatted by "accident" but some photos have survived...

First time ever: I've been offered the professional sexual services of a handsome senegalese young man right in the middle of the street. After a "Pardon?" as I couldn't believe my ears, a polite "Non, merci." followed. The final reply which made me realize how naïve I can sometimes be: "You DO know that european women prefer senegalese men?". Very close to us, a scandinavian looking woman - old enough to be his mother, I guess - was embracing a rather athletic bare chested local.

Posted by claudia

Comments

Ooh Cláudia, please don’t tell me you didn’t took this beautiful and great opportunity to establish an intense cultural interchange? :P Further more being an “handsome senegalese young man"!!! hehehe Tree times I’ve been to Africa and these kind of landscapes and people do not cease to stun me. The pictures are absolutely amazing. andré

Posted by andré at June 20, 2005 03:24 PM

Are you out of your mind?!?! Call me crazy but I like to think that paying for sex is something I won't have to worry about in the next 40 years :-))))

Posted by Claudia at June 20, 2005 07:06 PM

Ha! This reminds me of a time when a friend and I were walking down the street in Paris and a girl came up to my friend and offered him a private dance for 12 euros. :) There must be a market for senegalese young men to do this sort of thing! I wonder if he has a pimp?

Posted by alkam at June 21, 2005 08:55 AM

There sure is a market for them, considering the number of middle aged european women travelling alone to Senegal...

Posted by claudia at June 21, 2005 10:21 PM