Salaam malekum! Bridge Year Senegal is heading off to our mid-year retreat to the desert of Lompoul to set goals for the new year, see some sand dunes, and, inshallah, ride a camel! We’re all looking forward to more group talks under the......Read More
Princeton Novogratz Bridge Year Bolivia 2019-20, Bhutan: Environmental Sustainability & Community Happiness, Princeton Novogratz Bridge Year China 2019-20, Indonesia: Community, Culture, & Conservation, Princeton Novogratz Bridge Year India 2019-20, Nepal: Himalayan Studies, Princeton Novogratz Bridge Year Indonesia 2019-20, South America: Andes & Amazon - Group A, Princeton Novogratz Bridge Year Senegal 2019-20, South America: Andes & Amazon - Group B, Independent Spring Experience, Andes Leadership Semester: Patagonia to Peru
Dear Dragons students, parents, and extended community, We wanted to send an overview of the ongoing 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and current impact on Dragons programming. While the majority of attention has been focused on China, we......Read More
Since October, our Bridge Year cohort has been loving life in Dakar. From the tasty options of street food to the celebrations of religious holidays, births, and marriages, Dakar offers many new and exciting things to experience every day. Each of......Read More
Growing up in a blended family is a very complicated endeavor, one that is often easier when you’ve got a partner in crime to share your experiences, as my older brother Harrison was to me. Although I have many siblings, my relationship with......Read More
As part of the Bridge Year program, each student is assigned to a particular service site with a local NGO or grassroots association. I’m happy to have been paired with Naam Joodo, a school gardens project currently based at the International......Read More
I wait. I wait some more. An hour later I am still waiting for my bus. Another 20 minutes go by. I watch the taxis drive by, occasionally honking, and the bikes weave through the traffic. It’s not that bad today though. I see taxis being worked on......Read More
The Bridge Year Senegal cohort has arrived safely in Dakar! As we settle in to our new surroundings, we want to take the time to reflect on our month of orientation–in particular, our most recent stay in Ndioukhane, a rural Pulaar and Sereer......Read More
Enjoy these photos from the cohort’s time in Ndioukhane, a small village outside of Thies. Ndioukhane is a wonderful, vibrant host community that is hosting the group for a “learning service intensive”....Read More
As indicated by our last post, our time in Mouit will likely be remembered by each of us as our time in the tower. It’s where our lessons and lectures were held—diving deep into the many different types of pronouns and verbs of Wolof (no......Read More
Here are a few photos from our first week and a half together in Senegal....Read More
Towers are built for sight, to see and be seen. From our tower in Mouït, it sometimes feels as if we can see to the end of the earth. The tide pools and sand crab burrows stretch all the way to the water which then meets the horizon in the very far......Read More
One of the things that I was most looking forward to coming to Senegal was the food. And, I love it! My mom told me that it has been said that Japanese people tend to enjoy Senegalese cuisine. The food does give me nostalgia for Japan—the tamarind......Read More
Dear Friends and Family of Bridge Year Senegal students, We are happy to let you know the BY Senegal group has arrived safe and sound at Blaise Diagne International Airport! The groups is tired but the journey went well. We are now leaving for Dene......Read More
My name is Magnus and I’m from Brooklyn, NYC. I’m the youngest in my family, with an older brother (he’s on the right, I’m on the left) and an older sister. We also have a golden retriever named Stu. And two cats, named Pepper and Spaz,......Read More
Hello! My name is Sabien Taylor (pronounced like you’re Say-ing Bien in Spanish). I was born in Okinawa, Japan, an island near the south end of the country. I can speak Japanese at a conversational level. I belong to a military family, so I have......Read More
