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Linda Wonnacott posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
B&B in a family house in The Gambia.
Are there people out there who like to experience a country by staying with a family rather than a sanitised hotel which could be anywhere in the world ?
contact me : lindawonnacott68@gmail.com -
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Linda Wonnacott posted an update in the group Introductions 8 years, 1 month ago
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Linda Wonnacott posted an update in the group Introductions 8 years, 1 month ago
Hello everyone, my name is Linda Wonnacott.
I live and work for 6 months each year, from the beginning of November to the end of April, as a volunteer teacher, in The Gambia, West Africa
On my last visit I found Kurumbo Lodge, Kartong when walking my dog in the forest and became good friends with Maria, the lovely Dutch owner and her husband…[Read more]-
Welcome, Linda! How long have you been volunteering in The Gambia? I’m sure it feels really great to have found a place to reset after school days– I love discovering new places like that. I hope you’ll share more about your veg experiences during your time in West Africa! 🙂
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7 a.m. good morning Jaclyn.
I have been spending half the year in The Gambia for 10 years.
Some years I work at Tanka Tanka ( the only mental health facility in the country ). It was built by a Dutch charity. There are no Gambian psychiatrists so they rely on visiting Cuban specialists. The regime is a bit Victorian. most of my Gambian friends are…[Read more]
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They are weaver bird nests hanging from the palm