So when folks come to Senegal it's a habit of the locals to come up with a Senegalese name that fits you, will help you, or will honor someone like their niece. My name is Fallou Galace Mbacke, the Grandson of Cheikh Amadou Bamba Mbacke, the founder of the Mouride Islamic brotherhood. It was given by a guy I met in passing, but it's opened all sorts of doors rather unexpectedly.
For example, I was hanging out and having ataayah, the traditional tea here, with Sajo Diallo the guy that sells stuff from his cart on a main road near my 'hood. It's become a habit now, he's such a nice guy, the tea is so cheap (free), and so much goes on at this intersection that it's hard to tell what will happen next. Anyway, while we were making tea, this fellow came up and asked my name and after I told it to him, he got super excited and ran off to go get something.
After a few minutes he came back with an amulet with a picture of Fallou on it. It's got verses of the koran inside of it and special blessings to protect the wearer from harm. The one instruction that was critical to follow when using this thing was not to wear it to the bathroom because "come on he's a marabout," as the fellow pointed out.
Well, we've got another week of class and then fall break is coming up soon. I'm gonna be heading for the southeast, home to Senegal's only mountains and waterfalls. Will be taking this guy along with me.
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