Surfer au Sénégal (Senegal Surfer) - Revisited
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Surfer au Sénégal (Senegal Surfer) - Revisited

B2Upper-intermediateMarch 28, 202323 min

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re revisiting a story by Khadjou Sambe, a young woman who defied gender norms by taking up surfing, considered a men-only sport in her home country of Senegal. Stick around until the end to hear what Khadjou has been up to since this episode first aired. A transcript of this episode is available at http://bit.ly/3KeOdLy.

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Bonjour dear listeners. In many countries around the world, March is Women's History Month. To mark the occasion, the Duolingo French podcast is revisiting some of our favorite stories from women trailblazers across the francophone world. Today we'll hear an episode from July 2020. It takes us to Dakar, Senegal, where we meet

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a young woman named Hajou Samb. Hajou first got on a surfboard when she was only 13 The second she was able to stand on a board, she was hooked. There was just one problem. In Senegal, surfing is considered to be for men only.

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But Khadru wasn't going to let that stop her. Keep listening to find out where her determination took her. And stay tuned at the end for an update from Khadru. Now onto the episode.

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