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Safari at Bandia Reserve

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 Bonjour Today I would like to talk about a fabulous experience I recently shared with my boys: I took them on a safari at Bandia, outside of the city.  For a while now, I had been wanting to go to the Bandia reserve . It is a reserve that offers a safari with wild animals such as lions, zebras etc.. Recently I found an opportunity on Instagram with a travel agency I have been following. The price was so cheap I had to book for me and the boys.  Scarf - sandaga market Denim jacket - thrifted Top & sunglasses - Kiabi Jeans - old Sandals - thrifted So here we were on a Sunday morning finally doing a safari. We took the bus provided by the agency  not far from my house. We travelled for an hour and arrived at the reserve. After waiting a while, we got on huge safari buses with a guide and departed. The reserve is quite big, with lots of trees. But it is not green. It really looks like a savanna with baobab and thorny trees. We went on dirt roads trying to spot as many animals as possi

Teranga Movies Award Second Edition

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 Last night was wild. Strike that! Yesterday was wild.  I had a full busy day. Originally I was only supposed to go to my tailors, then drop at my Alma Mater's BBQ, then go do some mani pedi with my best friend. Just before I was to go for mani pedi, a friend of mine called to say that she had tickets to the Teranga Movie Awards .  Teranga Movies awards is this award show that started barely two years ago. It was created by the "CinĂ©ma 221" association, whose founding members are Senegalese cinema professionals. It is to promote Senegalese cinema and  TV, but also to celebrate its actors, technicians, producers. Two years ago, I went to the first edition with my friend. We had a grand of a time, although to be frank, the event was a tad small. Last year, due to corona, it did not happen.  Dress and Headwrap (Moussor) - Sinniature Bag - thrifted Shoes - Numero Uno When I heard about it, I wanted to go because I thought it would be fun to see all the local stars. Yet, I re