Meeting #4 – April 22 at 7pm ET: Logistics & Get-to-know you Only PAID PARTICIPANTS may attend. We will talk about trip logistics. This will include an updated itinerary, review of the packing list, bus size & storage, hotel information, signing up for STEP, details on your arrival and pick-up at DSS, and more. We...Read More
Meeting #1 – November 5 at 7pm ET: Senegal 101 Only PAID PARTICIPANTS may attend. This Senegal 101 session focuses on important and common topics from A-Z (literature, films, music, history, religion, culture, foods). Not only will this prepare you for our trip, but we hope you may find useful information for your classes as...Read More
Two high students in New Jersey were inspired by their French teacher’s trip to Senegal with Vive l’expérience and launched a unique bilingual project that I would like to share with you. Here’s their story: Bonjour! We are Eunsung and Dogyeong, rising high school seniors at Tenafly High School, New Jersey, and the founders of...Read More
Our “Culture Fest” was carnival style, with different booths. Each booth would represent a different country, and have an activity to teach participants about the country’s culture. Additionally, we invited not only students to participate, but members of the community as well. This decision led to great community engagement, opening the opportunity for more people...Read More
Learn all about our July 2026 trip to Senegal. We will share the itinerary, talk about our trip goals, and explain how to book your spot. If you have attended an informational Discovery Meeting in the past, we recommend you come again to learn about our new lower pricing, what’s included in our 2026 trip,...Read More
It’s my pleasure to share this guest blog post by Emily Greif, a French teacher at a Reggio-Emilia-inspired elementary school in Washington, DC Public Schools. Her creativity in designing engaging instruction in French for a year based on Senegal is inspirational. Enjoy! Emily Greif Bonjour! I’m honored to share my story via this blog for Vive l’expérience, particularly given how...Read More
In this blog post, Matou, Vive’s Country Director for Senegal, shares his personal experiences as a talibé when a young boy. The text which follows is a shortened version of a much longer text he wrote as part of his graduate studies. Whereas some may see talibés to be poor, abandoned children begging in the...Read More
