Schedule, etc.

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6 : Orientation
Sept. 7 : classes started
Sept. 23 - Sept.27 : field trip to Toubacouta (south of Dakar, near the Gambia)
Oct. 26 - Oct. 30 : internships begin (located in Sokone, near Toubacouta)
Dec. 4 : last day of internship
Dec. 7 - Dec. 9 : fall seminar in Dakar
Dec. 12 : fly home at 2:10am (!!!)
Dec. 12 - Dec. 31 : Minneapolis !!!


Dec. 31 - Jan. 1 : flight back to Dakar, New Year's en aire
Jan. 4 : program starts in Dakar
Jan. 4 : 2-week seminar in Dakar
Jan. - Feb. : internship
Feb. 22 - Feb. 26 : mid-semester seminar in Dakar
Feb. 27 - Mar. 7 : spring break (no travel plans as of yet- the Gambia? Mali? Cape Verde?)
Apr. 23 : last day of program
Apr. 24 : birthday !!!
May 19 : flight, as currently scheduled