"The Glory of Marcel Proust"

Photo By: Emily W.

Study Abroad Program: Dakar, Senegal

During the days in Ibel, the sun would bring the temperature to around 110 degrees Fahrenheit and life in
the village seemed to come to a halt.  Once the sun set however, many of the village children would gather
and we would pass the time together.  In the photo, Anna sits surrounded by many of the children as she
reads to them by flashlight.  The text is an English translation of Proust, and though none can understand
her, they are fascinated by the book and find great delight in the strange syllables she is pronouncing.