Libby Creagh, Author at New Tampa Yoga Studio | Essential You Yoga

03/07/20141Comments

Poverty and Community in Guinea

Kçbri – money (soso) I’ve already mentioned that the poverty in Guinea is profound. The truth is that I have never seen this extreme poverty before. Guinea is in the thirteenth

by Libby Creagh

03/04/20144Comments

Glimpses of Life

Maakiti It’s only 10 am and the market is crowded. Vendors line the left and right in small wooden booths and converted shipping containers. In the center are an array of

by Libby Creagh

03/01/20142Comments

Customs in Guinea

When traveling, it’s important to drop your ethnocentricities. You want to be able to look at the culture you find yourself immersed in for what it is, not what it

by Libby Creagh

02/25/20140Comments

Food as a Path to the Spiritual — the Diet in Guinea

I’ve experienced a different relationship with food since arriving in Guinea. I was blessed during my stay in the States to be extremely spoiled by good eating. In California, much

by Libby Creagh

02/21/20140Comments

Hube

“Hoo-bey” – dust (Susu) The Dust in Africa deserves its own religion. It billows when the wind blows and sticks like a second skin to children’s bare feet. It clings to

by Libby Creagh

02/17/20140Comments

Soso

Soso – “sue sue” I try to spend at least an hour and a half each day on language training. I’m focusing mostly on Soso, as I have more resources on

by Libby Creagh

02/14/20140Comments

La Toilét

“Where is the bathroom?” Donde está el bano? – Spanish Haandey ana mindee? – Susu où est la salle de bain? - French Let’s talk bathrooms for a moment, shall we? My boyfriend was

by Libby Creagh

02/01/20141Comments

Once Upon a Time in Guinea

Travel The snow began to fall the day of our departure. When I checked JFK’s website for flight info, I saw that almost all the flights leaving between the one-hour time

by Libby Creagh

01/06/20140Comments

Africa

My travels will soon take me to the grand continent of Africa. I am humbled by and grateful that this opportunity presented itself to me. I used to dream of

by Libby Creagh

12/21/20130Comments

On Detachment and Conflict

It's easy to maintain a sense of detachment when you're only passing through. It's also simple to have perspective and true vision when looking at the trifles that capture people's

by Libby Creagh

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