Life Elsewhere

Téranga – Dakar, SENEGAL


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Life Elsewhere – Episode 2 – Téranga – Dakar, SENEGAL

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We sit down with 4 master’s students at University of Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, SENEGAL, and talk about school, religion, gender roles, and how the Senegalese culture of Téranga (welcoming/hospitality) can heal the U.S.

UCAD MA-English students and us – from left to right:
Moussa, Joanna, Fatou, Mr. Dia, Casey, Massamba
Nancy, Eva, and Joanna. Their family invited us in for a meal and befriended us on the very first day in Dakar. Téranga.
Can’t get enough mango

Music

Intro – Jaymdel (instagram: @jaymdel)

Live music – Lya Et Sa Guitar (Saint Louis, SENEGAL)

Statistics

The U.S. has the highest prevalence of gun-related homicides among developed countries (2012 Human Development Index)

There are 120 guns per 100 people in the U.S., the highest in the world (Small Arms Survey)

The global suicide rate has decreased by ⅓ since 1990, while the U.S. is one of the few countries to experience an increase (Global Burden of Disease Study, 2016)

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Life ElsewhereBy Casey Stockton, Joanna Krasnisky

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