Interpreting Sorcery in Togo as a Peace Corps Volunteer
Hello everyone, it's been a minute. I know I haven't been as active as I, or most of you, would like since returning to Togo. My job has been quite demanding both physically and mentally, making it a bit hard to find the time and energy to update my blog. However, I have learned a lot over the past 6 months, and with 6 months remaining, I want to share more about my experience in Togo and the many things I have learned. So, in this blog post, I want to discuss a very interesting topic that arguably affects everyday life in Togo, and in many parts of Africa, but is a very foreign and mysterious concept in the U.S.: sorcery. Here, sorcery is frequently mentioned in everyday life, and it is often used to explain things, that upon first glance, may not have an obvious explanation. It is a concept that I cannot pretend to fully grasp, and people often have a difficult time fully explaining it to me in a way that I can understand given my cultural upbringing and personal experienc...