Before going to Senegal, there were several questions in my mind concerning what life would be like for me as a Christian minority in a predominantly Islamic country. Senegal is a Muslim country with pockets of Catholics and even smaller pockets of Jewish people. I quickly realized that there was very little tension between these smaller pockets and the larger Muslim community. My experience with both of my host families (both of whom are Muslim) reaffirmed my view of Senegal as a country with high religious tolerance. I was never pressured about my religion in any way by my families and their friends, and they were quick to inform me of different catholic churches that I could attend nearby. Yet, while different religions are accepted, a lack of religion/beliefs was a contentious issue in Senegal. While discussing religion with one of my friends he told me that any god or gods are okay in his book, in fact “you can believe in a tree if you want to- as long as you believe in something”. Atheism and agnosticism are more foreign concepts that do receive criticism. For that reason, a couple of the agnostic or atheist students in our program found ways around telling their families about their belief or just lied.