About

Hi, my name is Jason, and I like to plant trees! 

(Not to suggest that a banana is a tree)

Name: Jason Andrews
Senegalese Name: Ousmane Minté
Originally from: Northern San Francisco Bay Area 
Now living in: Dar Salaam, Kédougou, Senegal
I want to believe: that there is still a space in our world of media for relatively long-form storytelling, and that a blog can provide such a platform.  I hope that extensive details may enrich, rather than weigh down the stories I tell here, and provide a textured understanding of our infinitely textured world. But all the same, my words are bound to be inadequate, and my posts too infrequent. 
As George Orwell said: "I hope to write another book [blog post] fairly soon. It is bound to be a failure. Every book [blog post] is a failure, but I do know with some clarity what kind of book [blog post] I want to write." (Why I Write, George Orwell, 1947.)

So what can I say? I will write. I will forsake brevity. I will attempt to convey detail, depth and meaning. 
Please enjoy. I appreciate feedback of any kind.
What to do now: Go back to the start of the numbered blogs (November 2013) to read about my experience in Peace Corps Senegal from the beginning. All blogs before numbering are pre-Peace Corps. 
I should mention that: All opinions expressed here are mine and mine alone, and in no way reflect the positions of the United States Government or the Peace Corps.
In case you were wondering: My mailing address here is; 

Jason Andrews

Corps de la Paix

BP 37, Kedougou

Senegal West Africa

Background picture: My village of residence, Dar Salaam. Rice fields about a month before harvest, early November 2013. 
Profile picture: Taken by Senegal PCV Ian Huei-Yau in his village of Ségou.