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Relax I'm In Good Hands

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:34:00 +0800

(Senegal / Ordinary Adventures)
I debated writing this post because I didn't want anyone at home to worry but this story has a happy ending and I wanted you all to know just how well my family takes care of me here. This als ...

Can it be?!

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:19:00 +0800

(Mongolia / It's the Newberry Life)
Exciting things are happening in the Newberry Ger. Last Friday Justin's school kindly gave us a microwave. We had explained to them the day before that an oven would be appreciated greatly...but los ...

My Cambodian Bathroom Adventures

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:25:00 +0800

(Cambodia / All it takes is a little faith, and a lot of heart)
9/6/10 The shower frog is back! He and I had a very close encounter in his new home the bathroom. After our afternoon session some other trainees and I went to a market restaurant for cokes and I e ...

We have a winner!

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:24:00 +0800

(Cambodia / All it takes is a little faith, and a lot of heart)
9/4/10 I received my first letter since arriving in Cambodia and the letter was from Nonna and Popppop! It was a wonderfully sweet letter with perfect timing. I was having an “it’s hard b ...

09/08/10

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:08:00 +0800

(Armenia / Rani's Adventures!)
Good date. He is adorable and I am ecstatic. And that is all I can say!I miss home and I miss my family. C'est la vie.

America

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:36:00 +0800

(Vanuatu / Our Antarctica)
Alex and I are at the airport in DC on our way back to Vanuatu. Our time in America has been busy and good. We have spent the last three days visiting with my parents who were kind enough to drive ...

Universal to produce three films and TV ...

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:45:23 +0800

(Philippines / Scott's (Peace Corps) Blarg)
Universal to produce three films and TV series based on Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower': Click on the title for the original story. Anyone else here a fan of the Dark Tower? If not then you suck. � ...

Seven Things: to Love About this September

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:51:00 +0800

(Tanzania / macnamania)
7. The start of school. OK so it's more than a little cliché to write about the first days of school in September. But I won't lie I always get excited for the first day ...

While what was remains hidden in plain s ...

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:11:00 +0800

(Zambia / The Supreme Ruler of Something)
Why…Some freak occurrence sends you me us flying to together another realm Each in their own shared world of isolation Right here…Where?Recovered what never was and therefore still remains un ...

Sometimes you need to laugh at other peo ...

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:49:14 +0800

(Philippines / Scott's (Peace Corps) Blarg)
Sometimes you need to laugh at other people’s misfortunes especially when they survive the ordeal.

Peace Corps Togo COS Musical (part 2)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:33:01 +0800

(Togo / YouTube)
Author: roselindgren Keywords: Added: September 8 2010

Group 76 packing list

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:20:00 +0800

(Tonga / Tongabunga!)
Hey group 76! We're all excited for your arrival here in Tonga! Here is my suggested packing list for you. You won’t be able to bring everything but not much is available here and shipping to t ...

Peace Corps Togo COS Musical (part 1)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:18:13 +0800

(Togo / YouTube)
Author: roselindgren Keywords: Added: September 8 2010

9/8/10 English is my native tongue. I m ...

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:07:00 +0800

(Morocco / Innocent A-Blogged)
"Why does that not surprise me?" I typed in a quick message to a friend.And then I looked at it.Something was off.I didn't know what quite but definitely something.I said it again in my head.One mo ...

Running with the Puch!

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:19:00 +0800

(Guatemala / Hue Hue Out There in Huehuetenango, Guatemala)
I decided that it would be a good day to run. 1) Because I already watered my garden 2) I think the community is familiar enough with me that it shouldn't be a harm and 3) Because it is about time I ...

What I’m Doing

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:13:18 +0800

(Antigua and Barbuda / Journey to the Caribbean)
Bolans Primary School has requested a Peace Corps volunteer to help manage a book club/library coach sports teach music teach computer skills and/or create a computer programme. So I’m going ...

Untitled

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:56:00 +0800

(Mongolia / Neace going with Peace to the East)
August 29 2010 I have to start off by saying I have been dreading writing this blog because I know how long it is going to take me to type it up a lot has happened in the last two and half weeks! To ...

Week I-II Processed

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:02:37 +0800

(Philippines / A story from halfway around the world)
Check list: Learn to bathe from a bucket Learn to use the bathroom without toilet paper or a toilet seat Get travelers diarrhea (so much for being poop shy) Sing Videoke (I sung the Beatles song “Come together”) Learn to … Continue reading →

Tom Maresco

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:55:00 +0800

(Lesotho / Brandi and Wes in Africa)
Thank you to all of you that have sent your condolences to the Peace Corps Lesotho family in the wake of the tragic death of Tom Maresco. We had not had the opportunity to meet Tom but the entire com ...

Alison Evans: 'Saving a life is expensiv ...

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:50:00 +0800

(Senegal / Continually Expanding An Open Mind, Inshallah)
Alison Evans: 'Saving a life is expensive' | Katine | guardian.co.uk: "'Aid is only one part of development. Development is messy and complex and subject to reversal and there are few magic bullets ' ...

It’s here…

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:32:35 +0800

(Vanuatu / Peace Corps Vanuatu)
Everything is packed except shower stuff and this laptop. I have a 45 lb. suitcase a 20 lb. hiking backpack a carryon backpack and a “purse” – a nylon sling bag. Property insuranc ...

English & Everything Else

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:25:00 +0800

(Dominican Republic / Cuentos del Caribe)
(from Miercoles 9/8/10 tambien...un poco mas tarde) I measure the success and worth of a day (at least in small part) by the number of bolas people offer me while walking around town. Yes I could p ...

Septiembre: Mes Seis!

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:24:00 +0800

(Dominican Republic / Cuentos del Caribe)
September = 6th Month in Peace Corps!(from Miercoles 9/8/10) School has started and we’ve been with the students everyday in the computer lab. The past two weeks Ruby and I have been working one ...

Octogenarians & Packing List(s)

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:08:00 +0800

(Morocco / Missives from a Pensive Kid)
Today I went with my mother to her work. She works in a retirement home (though “centre” may be a better word since about 300 of the ole’ folk reside on campus). They are all rather well-to-do ...

Safe and sound

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:00:03 +0800

(Panama / Cycles of Change Tour)
To ease the worries of our friends and family we are all safe. There have been many landslides in Guatemala over the last few days but thankfully we were in a different part of the country and were able to avoid problems and dangers. Thank you to all of you for your thoughts and cares. [...]

Moroccan Fashion Show!

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:59:02 +0800

(Morocco / Casa-blog-a!!)
I know that everyone has been on the edge of their seats waiting for this post. The following are five of the potential outfits I will wear. I know that when I was preparing to leave for Morocco (the first time) I was sort of stressed about what sort of clothes I should be bringing. [...]

Untitled

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:50:00 +0800

(Tanzania / Blue Moon of Tanzania)
Written on Friday September 3 2010Well I have been in my village for exactly two weeks today! Time is both flying and standing still. I often check the clock after long time only to see that 10-15 ...

Home Sweet Home

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:43:00 +0800

(Tanzania / Blue Moon of Tanzania)
Written on Sunday August 22 2010After a quick two days in Dar es Salaam for our swearing-in ceremony at the home of the US Ambassador we were off to our villages! I was pumped to finally see my hou ...

No Longer Living Out of Suitcases ...Almost!

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:21:00 +0800

(Dominican Republic / Cuentos del Caribe)
(from Viernes 9/3/10)Today was supposed to be the day that I would leave my host family and make the final move into my house. I’ve been preparing this past week just getting things ready - painted ...

9/6/10

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:15:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / Peace Corp - Nicaragua)
No electricity Sitting around my room without much to do so I figured I'd give and update of whats going on. Been living in Yali now for about a month and I'm still adjusting to my routine. I go to cl ...

National Emergency

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:59:00 +0800

(Guatemala / Just South of the Border...(The Mexican Border))
On Thursday morning I had to leave my site to go to the Peace Corps office near Antigua Guatemala for a GAD meeting and a dentist appointment.Over the next few days we had a lot of rain and the road ...

For New Arrivals

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:53:00 +0800

(Morocco / Oh hey, I'm in Morocco.)
My friend and fellow Stage-mate Ben posted some (I think) useful information for the incoming YD and Small Business Volunteers. Check it out at http://peacecorpsben.blogspot.co m/I would add that "Stuff You Should Know" and "Coverville" are awesome podcasts. Time well spent (Killed? Wasted?)!

Punch me in the head please.

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:28:35 +0800

(Philippines / Scott's (Peace Corps) Blarg)
Punch me in the head please.

Wide Open Spaces

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:25:00 +0800

(Azerbaijan / Beneath My Dreaming Tree)
An amazing friend of mine sent me a birthday package with 6 books 3 mix cd's and one of the sweetest cards I've ever received. These are all gifts that will help me with my travels and remember the ...

America

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:24:34 +0800

(Malawi / Send me to Malawi)
Im back. In America that is. Not for good just for fun. Turns out not a whole lot has changed and it didn’t really take all that long for me to feel like I never even left. I guess this has something to do with the fact that I spent significantly more time here than [...]

To the mountains we go!

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:17:00 +0800

(Dominican Republic / Novata Dominicana~ My Peace Corps Adventures)
This last week has been a total whirlwind as we've been wrapping up basic training in the capital. Last Thursday I traveled to the other side of the island to visit a volunteer currently servin ...

Another reason to love our new place . . .

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:13:00 +0800

(Cape Verde / The Kellers: Hearts and Bones)
This is the view we have from our veranda:We wake up and have breakfast our there and we sit and watch the sun go down. It is amazing how having a place that is peaceful and welcoming changes our entire outlook.

Untitled

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:08:00 +0800

(Albania / my story in albania)
finding the difference...I believe that happiness is contingent on external factors which can easily slip away...but having JOY now that is the key. My joy is through my relationship with Christ and ...

Language and Identity: The U.N. Weighs I ...

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:06:00 +0800

(Morocco / Yousef d Al-Maghrib)
There's been an interesting development in what I like to call Morocco's Language and Identity Conundrum. The U.N's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issued a statement calling ...

BOLIVIA! Puerto Bosch to Santa Cruz

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:35:00 +0800

(Paraguay / Red Dirt & Mandioca)
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Untitled

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:21:00 +0800

(Bulgaria / We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.)
Your Love Oh LordReaches to the heavensYour faithfulnessStretches to the skiesYour righteousnessIs like the MIGHTY MOUNTAINYour justice flows like the ocean's tideI will lift my voiceTo worship You my KingAnd I will find my strengthIn the shadow of Your wings

Swiss Adventure

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:16:00 +0800

(Bulgaria / We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.)
Awhile back a good friend of mine passed along an invite to a Navigator's Labor Day Weekend retreat in Kandersteg Switzerland. Being that I hadn't seen Jana for well over a year and hiking in Switz ...

BBC News - Senegal teachers convicted ov ...

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:06:00 +0800

(Senegal / Continually Expanding An Open Mind, Inshallah)
BBC News - Senegal teachers convicted over children's begging

one thing I'm going to miss

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:59:00 +0800

(Bulgaria / Where O Where is AEK)
I'm going to miss this while looking out my window...My sheep and goats with of course the men that look after them (ok not mine but they walk by my house twice a day so that makes them mine)

Getting comfortable

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:58:00 +0800

(Peru / Peace Corps Peru)
I've reached a point in my service where the Peace Corps has decided that I am ready to apply for funding and execute some "real" projects. In June I attended a training to apply for USAID funding th ...

Getting comfortable

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:58:00 +0800

Back from Homestay part 2

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:28:00 +0800

(Senegal / The Tale of Emily and the African Adventure)
Hi All! It's been a little while. I feel like I have a ton to say and not enough time to say it in since I have spent a while already on the computer talking to my parents and writing emails. Just ...

Barbados!

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:19:00 +0800

(Guyana / As My Adventure Unfolds)
I am so grateful I got to spend 4 days in Barbados!It was a much-needed incredible break. It was interesting to experience the emotions of being away from Guyana and in a once more famil ...

Adventures in dubious construction

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:17:00 +0800

(South Africa / Doughnut Orbitals)
Here you can see my new pit toilet. The old one was one of the positive things I listed during my brief attempt to think positive last October. Well that thing finally filled up and this was place ...

The strike is on hold

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:05:00 +0800

(South Africa / Doughnut Orbitals)
Apparently the unions have agreed to a 21-day pause in the strike as the latest terms are negotiated. So today was the first day back in school in almost four weeks. Teaching middle schoolers is jus ...