This post was written by Nancy Bales Anderson, mother of GCY Fellow Erica Anderson, following her trip to visit Erica in Senegal.
How can you properly prepare yourself for a visit to a developing country?  Iver and I thought we were prepared. Visiting the Travel Clinic, we had five immunizations, Typhoid doses, and had Malaria pills set aside for the trip.  We read snippets from books about Senegal.  We followed the Fellows’ blog postings, learning about their adventures to date.  We packed clothing using Erica’s suggestions so that, as tourists, we would not commit any fashion faux pas!  We were…