Surfer au Sénégal (Senegal Surfer) - Revisited

Duolingo French Podcast

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Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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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.

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0:00.0	Bonjour, dear listeners.
0:03.1	In many countries around the world, March is Women's History Month.
0:06.8	To mark the occasion, the Duolingo French podcast is revisiting some of our favorite stories
0:11.8	from women trailblazers across the Francophone world.
0:15.3	Today, we'll hear an episode from July 2020.
0:18.7	It takes us to Dakar, Senegal, where we meet a young woman named Hadou Sam.
0:25.1	Hadou first got on a surfboard when she was only 13 years old.
0:29.2	The second she was able to stand on a board, she was hooked.
0:32.7	There was just one problem.
0:35.2	In Senegal, surfing is considered to be for men only, but Hadou wasn't going to let
0:40.5	that stop her.
0:42.2	Keep listening to find out where her determination took her, and stay tuned at the end for an update
0:47.3	from Hadou.
0:48.8	Now onto the episode.
0:53.8	Hadou Sam was 13 years old when she successfully rode a wave for the first time.
1:01.6	She'd been going out into the water with her cousins for over a week, trying to surf
1:05.9	on an old surfboard, a plunge to surf.
1:09.2	At first, she kept losing her balance, toppling over as the waves crashed around her.
1:15.0	But then...
1:22.8	She did it.
1:29.8	She was standing up, the boob, on her board.
1:41.4	She was riding the waves.
	...

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