I'd like to thank you all...

This post is dedicated to the people I met during my stay in Dakar. In the hopes to preserve privacy, names will be left out, but hopefully, you all know who you are !

• thank you for playing father figure and making me feel safe ;
• thank you for the quiet presence, the soothing innocence, the hyperactivity that made us go out ... all the time !
• thank you for infecting me with the love of hashing ;
• thank you for always being cheery, always laughing and making sure everyone felt special ;
• thank you for teaching me the meaning of freedom and friendship ;
• thank you for the gift of autonomy ;
• thank you for showing up, dancing, smiling and just being your clumsy, lovable self ;
• thank you for the wild partying, the crazy behaviour, the loud jokes and salty humour ;
• thank you for your warmth, your smile, your love of fun, and being taller than me ! ;
• thank you for teaching me to be a girl again ;
• thank you for opening your house and welcoming me in ;
• thank you for teaching me to appreciate cynicism ;
• thank you for making me feel special and loved.