Sketches from the Smiling Coast

On Sunday, February 15, 2009, Camaro, Dustin, Mira and I (three IDS graduate students and one geography professor) landed in Banjul, The Gambia. We were met by Lamin and Sisawo from the Nova Scotia Gambia Association. Little did we know that in one short week, we would become lifetime friends. Our goal was to work with various school groups and clubs on green mapping exercieses and in pen pal letter exchanges. Little did we know that one of these groups would prompt us to form a NGO and re-dedicate our work. This blog will take you on the journey of this trip, and will serve as a site where future trips will be logged.