Cheikh Tidiane Lo: After his MA in English with honors in Senegal, he was granted the Fulbright Scholarship for Junior Staff Development to pursue a Ph.D. degree in folklore and a minor in anthropology at Indiana University-Bloomington. He won several internal and national awards of excellence, the College of Arts and Science Dissertation Award, and has obtained a few certificates in Islamic studies, language teaching, and hospitality management. He has a growing record of publications in heritage tourism, folklore, oral tradition, and presented papers at various professional conferences in the US and in Mexico.