While I took my Gap Year in Senegal, I learned and collected recipes from my host family, friends, and community. I posted this recipe on my Senegal blog, but since taking that down, I thought I would re-share some of the recipes:) I can’t remember who’s recipes this was. It was either Yaay’s or a community member that showed me. This is not my favorite dish, but if one was running low on time it was always handy to have in the fridge or freezer. Sometimes the school shop would make them and I would pick them up before heading to a friend’s house.

I used to have a website that hosted all my recipes, blogs, photos, and videos from my gap year in Senegal. I recently took the website down, so I thought I would post them here. I only have a couple of blogs I wrote back then. I remembering writing this blog after everyone went to bed while listening to the thunderstorm. This blog was originally posted on 9/19/2019.

I used to have a website that hosted all my recipes, blogs, photos, and videos from my gap year in Senegal. I recently took the website down, so I thought I would post them here. I only have a couple of blogs I wrote back then. Being fully truthful this is not my favorite blog, but if you bored give it a read. This blog was originally posted on 8/25/2019.

While I took my Gap Year in Senegal, I learned and collected recipes from my host family, friends, and community. I posted this recipe on my Senegal blog, but since taking that down, I thought I would re-share some of the recipes:) This specific recipe comes from my language teachers family. His wife made it for us when we went to his house for lunch. Bissap was one of my most favorite drinks in Senegal. So if you make it please share your thoughts!

I used to have a website that hosted all my recipes, blogs, photos, and videos from my gap year in Senegal. I recently took the website down, so I thought I would post them here. I only have a couple of blogs I wrote back then, but after you read this one, you may realize nothing has changed. This blog was originally posted on 8/20/2019.

While I took my Gap Year in Senegal, I learned and collected recipes from my host family, friends, and community. I posted this recipe on my Senegal blog, but since taking that down, I thought I would re-share some of the recipes:) This specific recipe comes from my Yaay (host mother). This is a sour homemade yogurt like consistency and taste(ish) that people put on top of creamy dishes. Either you like it or you don’t.

While I took my Gap Year in Senegal, I learned and collected recipes from my host family, friends, and community. I posted this recipe on my Senegal blog, but since taking that down, I thought I would re-share some of the recipes:) This specific recipe comes from my Yaay (host mother). She made this for me when I was sick and also when she needed to make a quick dinner. It only takes about 10-15 minutes to make.

While I took my Gap Year in Senegal, I learned and collected recipes from my host family, friends, and community. I posted this recipe on my Senegal blog, but since taking that down, I thought I would re-share some of the recipes:) This specific recipe comes from my Yaay (host mother). I helped her make it for my host sister Fama’s birthday, and ever since then, I could not get enough of it.

This is Marika’s Garlic Goat Cheese Butter. She let me try her butter when I went to visit her. I have to say that this does not taste the same as hers, but it does come close. This is because it can only taste the same if you go to Georgia, get fresh goat cheese from the local farmers, and then bring it back to the states. Something about the cheese is much richer over there, but give it a try because it tastes great!

Marrakech Express was created by the excellent chef Amal Alaoui. She learned how to cook her mother, family and chefs in Marrakech, Morocco. She bringing the untouched traditional Mediterranean cuisine to Atlanta. Almost everyone can grab a bit to eat at Marrakech Express because she offer gluten free, vegetarian, and vegan options. And of course everything is Halal.

I've realize that I am a somewhat picky eater. I'm willing to try almost anything, but I can't guarantee that I'll like it. I would say about 70% of the time, I don't, which is always followed up by, “Shea, what do you like?” My initial response is, "Well, sweet potatoes, cereal..." and then I draw a blank. So, I have decided to make a list of 100 things I like to help myself and my friends. Especially me because when I go to the grocery store I never know what to buy. This way, I have a quick handy dandy list on my phone.

I came across a TikTok where a lady made overnight oats out of blended oatmeal. This reminded me of the overnight oats I use to make in high school, so I had to experiment with some recipes and thought I would share. I can’t remember the TikTok I found, but once I find it I will share the account.

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I would give the overall rating a 5.2 out of 10. It's not the best, but it is not the worst. There is a lot of different reason why they got this score. I understand that they are new, so I gave it a 5.2 and not a 4.8.

This is a collections of writings through out the month of May.

I was just slapped in the face with a healthy dose of bronchitis. I can't tell if I am lucky or unlucky because my two roommates have tested positive for Covid.

Taking a whole semester of classes in 10 weeks is a little difficult, let alone doing half a semester's credit in 5 weeks is out of this world. I am taking 7.5 credits right now, which is definitely kicking my butt.

Today I spent the day exploring Ireland. I first checked out of my hotel and then made my way down to The Old Storehouse bar & restaurant. This is where my "free" walking tour started…

This is a collections of writings through out the month of April.

After applying to 37 different internships and 21 interviews, I finally landed an Internship. The funny thing is the internship I got, I did not apply for it until after I got an offer.

This is a collections of writings through out the month of January.

What is a collection? These kinds of posts are a miss-match of thought that I have collected. These are clippets of writing from study breaks, half-written posts, and random mindless typing…