In Ndiaganiao, I live with a host family that consists of a mother five kids aged 20, 16, 14, 12 and 10. Five kids may sound like a lot, but in Senegal it's normal for families to have ten kids! Ndiaganiao has few cars, so kids are always playing in the streets and visiting each other's houses. My house is small but this weekend, there were 20 kids playing games at my house all afternoon. Kids will also show up to eat dinner at their friend's houses, so at my house it's normal to see ten people eating out of the same dish!
Muhammed Diouf (Momo for short) is my ten year old host brother, and he is the youngest and only boy in the family. Like in the United States, he goes to school and loves playing games in the village. His first language is Serrer, but he also speaks Wolof and French.
I will be sharing photos of Momo's house and typical Senegalese chores, so you can understand daily life.
On school days, Momo eats a slice of baguette (French bread) with Chocopan (Senegalese nutella) for breakfast. During the weekends, he loves eating Senegalese omelettes, which made from eggs, onions and a bit of spicy seasoning in a baguette.
