Our days in Dakar begin and end at our home away from home, our apartment in the Sacre Coeur 1 neighborhood. It’s the biggest place I’ve ever lived apart from my parents’ houses, with three bedrooms, dining room, living room and a big terrace. It’s high up on the fourth and top floor of an eight unit building, and gets breezes all day long. The Atlantic Ocean is visible less than two miles to the west. It’s very comfortable, and is a refuge when coming in from the noise of the city.
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