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Real Name: Joao Pedro dos Santos Jesus da Silva Leitao
Lives In: Lviv, UA
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General Tips: People in Senegal
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  • Senegal - Fula girl in Ndioum Senegal
  • Fula girl in Ndioum Senegal
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  • Favorite Thing: Senegal is a multi-ethnic country. Wolof is the dominating ethnic group in Senegal and the officl language of the country is also Wolof.

    Fondest Memory: The first muslims in the country were called Tukulor who are closely related to Fula. There are also another ethnic group in Senegal called mandinka which were converte to Islam before Wolof people did. In the Southwest of the country you will find the Serer people and the Jola people which rsisted Islam until the last century. In Casamance regio nyou have ethnic groups like Diola, Bassari, Bainuk, Konyagi and Jolenke.

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    General Tips: Health in Senegal
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  • Favorite Thing: Senegal is one of the most confortable countries in West Africa and you will not feel like you'll be under attack by any serious virus at every second.
    Senegal it's mostly dry and seasonally mild and its health care system is not very bad if you need somthing, big cities will surely help you out decently.

    Treatments and vaccines you may have to take before you go to West Africa and diseases you can find:

    Typhoid
    Malaria treatment (prophylaxis)
    Yellow Fever
    Bilharzia
    Diphtheria
    Arbovirus
    AIDS
    Cholera
    Cholera inoculation
    Polio
    Tetanus
    Hepatitis A
    Hepatitis B
    Trypanosomiasis or "sleeping sickness"

    Fondest Memory: Info taken from Lonely Planet book on West Africa

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    General Tips: Eating and drinking in Senegal
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  • Favorite Thing: Senegal has some of West Africa's best food, giving opportunities for everything from serious food to dining on the street. Restaurants in the larger towns and main hotels incline towards French style, offereing a menu and a "plat du jour".
    There's lots of tough steak and chips, heavy sauces and imported canned food. For a menu expect to pay CFA4500-6000, and upward od CFA3500 for the "plat". Thera re some french restaurants and many typical Senegalese ones.

    Fondest Memory: Info taken from Lonely Planet book on West Africa

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    Comments for johnsakura about Senegal
    doma Fri Mar 6, 2009 23:13 UTC
     dont take the bus! thei usually are (were in 2005)in a very bad condition an often have accidents and breakdowns
    angiebabe Sat Jan 31, 2009 13:50 UTC
     Hi Joao, thought Id seen your page here already - and what a find to find I havent!so Ive enjoyed your tips and wonderful people photos today!
    luckyzen Sat Oct 7, 2006 19:50 UTC
     Heart warming pictures of The people of Senegal. Thank you so much for sharing.
    Superhans Fri Jun 23, 2006 00:27 UTC
     Wonderful page, really informed me about a country of which i know little. Tanks.
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