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An up to date account of my time and travels in The Gambia with the Peace Corps.
"This is the story of how we begin to remember,
This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein,
These are the roots of rhythm,
And the roots of rhythm remain."
- Paul Simon, Under African Skies
About Me
- Steven Snyderman
- Born in Philadelphia, raised in Cincinnati. Graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Zoology (Go Flashes!); stripping and break dancing mostly to pay tuition, what can I say, I'm a man of exquisite passion.
*DISCLAIMER*
To all friends and family of volunteers in The Gambia who have received this blog website. Realize all bad language and revulting stories are a reflection of mine alone and not your friend or family member here in the Gambia. I'm sure they are stand up guys. You can e-mail your complaints to the address below. Enjoy :).
My contacts in Africa
Steven Snyderman, PCV
C/O Peace Corps/The Gambia
P.O. Box 582
78 Kairaba Avenue
Banjul, The Gambia
West Africa
My Africell Number: 725-0331 (first you need to dial out with a number and then the country code for Gambia which is 220, so maybe 011-220-then the number but not positive). PLEASE REALIZE THE TIME DIFFERENCE! Keep trying if you can't get me and try not to get frustrated cause sometimes the network is busy. Also my site doesn't get "great" cell reception so you'll have to be patient. Get a phone card and give me a call.
Also realize that my cell phone number (in america) will most likely be discontinued, though I hope not, so please don't leave me messages on it which I won't be able to access. My e-mail address won't change though, feel free to drop me a line at my Kent address or yahoo account: manateesbs@yahoo.com (don't laugh, I made that account in like 5th grade!)
C/O Peace Corps/The Gambia
P.O. Box 582
78 Kairaba Avenue
Banjul, The Gambia
West Africa
My Africell Number: 725-0331 (first you need to dial out with a number and then the country code for Gambia which is 220, so maybe 011-220-then the number but not positive). PLEASE REALIZE THE TIME DIFFERENCE! Keep trying if you can't get me and try not to get frustrated cause sometimes the network is busy. Also my site doesn't get "great" cell reception so you'll have to be patient. Get a phone card and give me a call.
Also realize that my cell phone number (in america) will most likely be discontinued, though I hope not, so please don't leave me messages on it which I won't be able to access. My e-mail address won't change though, feel free to drop me a line at my Kent address or yahoo account: manateesbs@yahoo.com (don't laugh, I made that account in like 5th grade!)
Things I want sent the most!
READ THIS BEFORE SENDING ANY PACKAGE!
In no particular order.
1. American TV shows and DVDs! (now that I have a place to charge my laptop I need things to escape with, burnt recent TV shows would be amazing!) These also get passed around the PC chain so you will be helping all the volunteers here in country.
2. National Geographic Magazines/news magazines.
3. Mac and Cheese (the just add water kind! cause milk here's sour) Oh and any other dried food products too, just make sure they're sealed SUPER well or rats get into them in transit.
4. Velveta!!!!! (Damnit don't ask questions like, "will it melt?"... it won't, just send it!!! I NEED CHEESE!)
5. Seeds for my garden, anything you think would grow easy and I'd actually enjoy eating. Also seeds for trees may be cool too (fast growers though like pines and sycamores).
6. Non depressing books
7. Protein powder!!!!!!
8. Things to entertain Gambian children/old men (aka magic tricks!!!!)
9. Cinnamon and sugar powder so I can make cinnamon bread :-D
10. D and AA batteries
In no particular order.
1. American TV shows and DVDs! (now that I have a place to charge my laptop I need things to escape with, burnt recent TV shows would be amazing!) These also get passed around the PC chain so you will be helping all the volunteers here in country.
2. National Geographic Magazines/news magazines.
3. Mac and Cheese (the just add water kind! cause milk here's sour) Oh and any other dried food products too, just make sure they're sealed SUPER well or rats get into them in transit.
4. Velveta!!!!! (Damnit don't ask questions like, "will it melt?"... it won't, just send it!!! I NEED CHEESE!)
5. Seeds for my garden, anything you think would grow easy and I'd actually enjoy eating. Also seeds for trees may be cool too (fast growers though like pines and sycamores).
6. Non depressing books
7. Protein powder!!!!!!
8. Things to entertain Gambian children/old men (aka magic tricks!!!!)
9. Cinnamon and sugar powder so I can make cinnamon bread :-D
10. D and AA batteries
Map of The Gambia
The Gambia
road back to GPI (the place we're staying for the first week)
My training class at the beach in Banjul
1 comment:
Yeah yeah, great. Pictures of you. Where is your damned waffle?!
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