This was the last holding space for many slaves before making the long journey to America as human cargo. This is a world heritage site and for good reason. But it could soon disappear because of rising seas and the resulting erosion. Much of the island and facilities are now gone. For more information go [...]
This is where Kunta Kinte is said to have been captured around 200 years ago. For more information see http://www.accessgambia.com/information/jufure-village.html
Chris, the Acting Law Clinic Director, recommended this local restaurant to me. It's behind the billboards (picture on right), just back from "the traffic light" corner. The "traffic light" is the first traffic light that was installed in The Gambia. There are not a lot of other traffic lights here. At Omar's, you get a [...]
The Gambia as a nation is literally shaped by the river from which it takes its name. Following the river to the sea, no wider than 48 Kilometers at any one point, the nation is a unique microcosm of river life. This spot is an hour or two upriver from the Atlantic Ocean. The river [...]
Everyone was excited to find this fish stand on the side of the highway while driving back from the naming ceremony on Sunday. The fish would provide a great addition to the meal to break the fast on just the second day of Ramadan.
The relatively barren land on the left used to grow rice, like the land on the right, which is farther from the brackish Gambia river. As climate changes and oceans rise there will be less land for rice production and other negative effects. For more information on how "Putting America First" may hurt the most [...]
The upper picture is Bakary's Mother's family garden. I recognized the tomato plants, but not much else. They would have to water it to get this much to grow during the dry season. The lower picture is an irrigated plot, probably more commercial oriented. All plots have to be fenced in during the dry season. Animals [...]
A cassava field that feeds an extended family and earns them some income too. Many people who work full time also farm to grow their own food and make some additional income on the side. Bakary grows groundnuts (peanuts). His friend here shows me his cassava field. He will wait to harvest the root until have [...]
