Welcome to the Brown University Mali Adventure Blog!
My name's Rob, I'll be your captain for this blogging experience! Every year, Michelle Bach-Coulibaly, Senior Lecturer in Theater, Speach, and Dance, takes a group of students to the Yeredon Arts Center in Bamako, Mali, to partake in a cultural immersion project. We will be singing, dancing and learning new instruments directly from nationally and internationally renowned Malian artists, as well as partaking in service learning projects in the area. We'll be traveling to remote villages, hiking in the Dogon region, and seeing if our stomachs can measure up to the local cuisine.
Stay tuned to this blog to learn more about:
- Michelle, her husband Seydou, and and the other Yeredon staff members/local artists
- Past trips to the Yeredon Arts Center
- Each of the participants of this year's program
- More about Mali in general
- Video blogs (vlogs, as the kids say) of our professors and experiences
- and most importantly, daily posts of our travels (internet allowing)!
We'll be taking off August 6th from JFK airport in NYC, and arriving in Bamako on the 8th with a layover in Casablanca, so make sure to follow us, add us to your google reader, tell us what you'd like to hear more of, and get excited for some fun-filled adventures the whole family can enjoy!
-Rob
AWESOME! Thinking about you and your trip all the time. So glad to find the blog!!
ReplyDeleteSweet! I'll be dancing through Boston in your honor, reading, reliving. Be safe and have an amazing trip.
ReplyDeleteDaily posts, please! Anxiously awaiting more awesome adventures from Mali.
ReplyDeleteHey, Rob,
ReplyDeleteWe're loving your blog! More pix and working videos, please! However, this option (Post a Comment) is only available on the first posting page, not on subsequent pp. Can you fix that?
Love, Mom