Try explaining to a 5 year old why there are 500 drunk Santas on the street. The silver subway cars that move below the city transport millions of passengers a day. They read N, 7, L, Q, S, etc. The express cars zip by the local stops. Who expects all 468 stations to be visited by every single car? August 21, 2011.

Happy birthday, newborn child, wherever you are! Life is a tough road, no matter where you come from, but stick it out, ok? Friday, October 21, 2011.

North of Tevragh Zeina, the paved roads end and you pass through Las Palmas, a quartier of mansions and SUVs. Continue on a few more kilometers and, as is always the case in Nouakchott, the buildings disappear and the desert begins. The Call of the Donkey. Why does the donkey bray? 8220;I live with my master! .

Madame Toubab or My Life in Peace Corps Mauritania. Saturday, April 19, 2014. Today I attended a Peace Corps event for a send off to 30 or so San Diegans ready to head off for their Peace Corps service. I felt smug because I had earned the right to be blaisse to their angst about their not knowing if they would be accepted; if nominated, where they were going; if invited, what to pack. As I was sitting there I was saddened, disappointed that there was no possibility of anyone heading to Mauritania.