Ramadan

The end of Ramadan (fasting) which lasts for 30 days is almost there. However, I am not fasting. Even if I could stop food to some extent, it would be very hard to spend time without drinking water! I have to have a strong faith of the religion to be able to do it. Today, I went to a Senegalese rest…

My silver tooth came off. I was eating a meal when I felt eating something like a small stone. When I took it out from my mouth, the silver tooth came off. I have had my wisdom teeth removed and cavities cured for living in Senegal, but things happen. Now, Ramadan (fasting) is going on in Senegal. A…

Since I arrived in Senegal, I have experienced the highest temperature of 45 degrees Celsius. I'm wondering that the temperature will go up? At 45°C, that is 10°C higher than 35°C, so this is incredible hot. Fluffy sand is on the road, and it holds in the heat. The bottom of my flip flops gets too h…

"Ramadan" has begun. It should vary in each region, so I am writing only about what I see in the area I live rather than about Ramadan in general. In Ramadan, people do "fasting." Muslims abstain from eating and drinking. And the fasting lasts for "30 days". In Louga where I live, most of the people…