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[BLOG] Untitled

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:09:00 +0800

(Burkina Faso / Justin Lopina)
Today was a great victory for me after 48 hours of offensive & narrow-minded bullshit. I'll really try to post more about it tomorrow.In the meantime I'm going to bed very happy in a physicist-kind-of-way!
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[BLOG] More Winter

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:54:00 +0800

(Mongolia / Peace Corps Journal)
Winter is here! As I’m sure you are all well aware. As you know wood has been chopped gers warmed and animals slaughtered. Winter in Mongolia for me is a frustrating time. Usually I am a pers ...
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[BLOG] Many Random Updates

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:16:46 +0800

(Guatemala / Jim and Emily's Guatemala)
Lately LOTS of things have been going on. Though we both like our posts to be themed sometimes everything we want to tell you doesn’t fit together in a neat little package thus today is Rando ...
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[BLOG] Cloud Lion

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:13:25 +0800

(Uganda / COSTER^3)
So I’ve been writing every day for an hour or so in an effort to refine my writing skills. Here’s a story that came from a daydream I had a few days ago. It sounds almost like a children’s story to me so if you have any illustrative skills feel free to draw something [...]
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[BLOG] H1N1 craze comes to Mongolia

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:27:20 +0800

(Mongolia / My Peace Corps Mongolia Experience)
Hello faithful readers… I’d like to fill you in on the current H1N1 happenings in Mongolia. According to the Mongolian government 8 people have died from swine flu and over 1 000 cases ha ...
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[BLOG] Foooooood.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:55:03 +0800

(Mali / Antipodean Sabbatical)
Just arrived in Perth after 2 days on the train. These are some leftover notes from Adelaide.THINGS I HAVE EATEN FROM CENTRAL MARKETlocal (Adelaide) produce:- Charle[something- Charlemagne?] Brie ...
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[BLOG] hour follows hour

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:51:56 +0800

(South Africa / A Life Inspired : my service in South Africa)
Haven’t been able to get this song off repeat lately…. there’s no video shown here just audio by Ani D:
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[BLOG] Back home

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:51:00 +0800

(Vanuatu / Alyssa's Peace Corps Adventures)
I'm back in the U.S. I had a really really long journey- over 40 hours traveling but luckily I had no problems. I had no delayed planes (I went on 4) and all my bags made it through. I had 2 10+ ho ...
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[BLOG] It's Official. Emily Hurianek - Peace C ...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:37:00 +0800

(Micronesia / Emily's Peace Corps Adventure in the Pacific)
Friday night was the swearing-in ceremony for us Micro76s as my group is affectionately known. It marked the transition from lowly trainee to mighty and powerful volunteer. Well maybe not quite that ...
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[BLOG] OMG! My school has internet!!!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:41:00 +0800

(Micronesia / mkwright@fas)
Since last Friday I have officially become a PCV I have moved in with my permanent family and I have begun observing classes at my new school (today is my very first day!). I have so much to tell!Bu ...
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[BLOG] All I want for Christmas

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:30:00 +0800

(Belize / Emily in Belize!)
I've already received messages from several of you wanting to know what I want you to send me for Christmas so I feel it's necessary to address this now rather than wait til December as I had planne ...
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[BLOG] This Namibian Life

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:06:00 +0800

(Namibia / A State of Mind)
FridayWhile rummaging in the refrigerator for milk on Friday morning I stumbled upon a sheep head feet and various innards in a plastic bowl. By this point finding sheep heads places other than at ...
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[BLOG] Untitled

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:03:00 +0800

(Ecuador / Chronicles of the Wayward Moot)
Flying monkey sighted at the Nature Conservancy's preserve northeast of Abita Springs.
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[BLOG] Untitled

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:34:00 +0800

(Ecuador / Chronicles of the Wayward Moot)
Goiter and I share a tender moment. Before she turned on me and tried to take a chunk out of my leg.My brother and I goofing off in Houston during a break from visiting the MD Anderson Cancer Center. ...
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[BLOG] You Know it's Going to be Awkward When...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:30:00 +0800

(Nicaragua / New Species: Julie, Found in Nicaraguan Rainforest)
As you can imagine it’s awkward to show up on a stranger’s doorstep with your belongings in hand to live at their house. You’ve never met and you’re about to eat sleep poop and live in t ...
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[BLOG] Grandpa Would Be Proud!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:28:00 +0800

(Samoa / Peace Corps Adventures in Samoa)
My grandfather has been a member of the Lion’s Club for decades. Every time I go up to my Grandma and Grandpa’s house in West Virginia I see the plaques commemorating his fine years of service. I ...
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[BLOG] Goal two check.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:42:00 +0800

(China / Christian's Peace Corps Adventure)
Peace Corps Volunteers aspire to fulfill three main goals of service. Our first goal is to provide skilled individuals to inviting countries. Our second goal is to share our culture with the host coun ...
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[BLOG] 17/09/2009

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:39:56 +0800

(Senegal / Being Ñamoo)
Journal Entry God I was sick today. It’s amazing what having a “cold” in a hot climate can do to you. Never the less one where there’s no CVS… on the continent and you can’t really exp ...
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[BLOG] On Development: Part IV

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:39:41 +0800

(Morocco / Moroccan Roller)
Eddie Levert lead singer for the O’Jays once said: “Money money money money money.” To this day no one is quite certain exactly what it was he was talking about so we’ll assume that he w ...
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[BLOG] 08/09/09

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:37:57 +0800

(Senegal / Being Ñamoo)
Journal Entry I’ve had a thought lately about the PC being selfish. Not just selfish though but arrogant as well. Arrogant to think that America is so great that we’ll send youngsters fro ...
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[BLOG] 9/07/2009

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:33:15 +0800

(Senegal / Being Ñamoo)
Journal Entry: Adventures in (Mis?)Translation They’re getting better and better. My language flubs that is. (So better in terms of amusement I guess.) It’s almost counterintuitive but as my ...
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[BLOG] Huge thanks to all of you who supported ...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:24:00 +0800

(Panama / Life 2.0)
Wow! I am shocked and amazed at how quickly this grant was funded! I want to express my deepest appreciation to all of you who gave your financial support to make this project a reality. I still do no ...
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[BLOG] Saturday's high flying adventure

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:16:00 +0800

(Botswana / My Maeto (Journey))
On Saturday we got to do something really really cool.WE FOUND SOME DIRT TO DIG IN! Oh and while we were digging in the dirt we got to see Papa flying his NEW AIRPLANE... So yes the dirt was cool. ...
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[BLOG] hot.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:09:00 +0800

(Senegal / KO In Senegal)
Today was hot. I don't know how hot and I really don't want to know but I walked from my house to my counterparts house (a 15 minute walk) at 10am (so not the hottest part of the day) and when I left ...
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[BLOG] Big Fish

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:08:00 +0800

(Vanuatu / Quarter Life Crisis - Vanuatu)
I caught this decent sized Blue Fin Trevally with a silver spoon and a broken light-weight fishing pole. It put up quite a fight I thought I would lose it on the reef but luckily enough I did not. ...
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[BLOG] Four Monkeys

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:45:17 +0800

(Nicaragua / 807nica)
Just finished a lunch of homemade refried beans—locally-beans blended with green pepper onion garlic and a touch of salt. Now I’m drinking fresh-squeezed orange juice—oranges from ...
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[BLOG] Something Enervated

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:16:00 +0800

(Romania / The Pick Up Sticks)
I really haven't meant to let a month slip by without updating but things have been oddly hectic due to the following activities:1. In mid October I took a trip on my own to Budapest and Vienna and h ...
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[BLOG] The Gamble

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:15:00 +0800

(Saint Lucia / Karen's Planet)
I heard a quote that stuck recently. Robin Roberts participated at a recent conference and while talking about her recent fight against breast cancer she said her motto was “Make your mess your me ...
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[BLOG] 11 Best Honduran Beliefs

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:11:00 +0800

(Honduras / Christine in Honduras)
TOP 11 LISTWitnessed by Christine during her first three months in Honduras.1.You must under no circumstances shower after sweating. If you decide to shower after doing any sort of physical exercis ...
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[BLOG] Rain and Nutmeg... Even in Panama it's t ...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:08:00 +0800

(Panama / La Vida Panameña)
Painting the Pollera dancers for the parade The misty slopes as seen from my community's "main street" Kayla and I met up at the beach for a quick in-transit reunion.Deluge every day at 12 until suns ...
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[BLOG] Reconnaissance

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:00 +0800

(Senegal / Staying Sassy in Senegal)
Today the stars aligned and created a day that made me remember why I joined Peace Corps and why I am going to live here for the next two years instead of fleeing back to the US and all things luxurio ...
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[BLOG] A Visit From the Home Front

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:55:03 +0800

(Cameroon / Taking A Dip)
Hello from a guest blogger Wendy (Allison’s mom) who will hopefully fill in some gaps since Allison’s last and very long ago posting. My husband Dick and I recently returned from a visit to Ca ...
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[BLOG] I am safe

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:52:00 +0800

(El Salvador / Good Morning Salvador)
from the widespread mudslides and flooding that have killed more than 120 people in El Salvador since Saturday. Here is the Washington Post story. I was at my group's one-year anniversary party in a ...
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[BLOG] Short update

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:36:07 +0800

(Nicaragua / Everyone's Blog Posts - Godmother Blog)
Sunday November 8 2009 I don’t have an internet connection today at the office and it is raining hard outside so I will jot down a few notes. This last Tuesday thru Friday was spent in Spanish clas ...
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[BLOG] My Peace Corps-Mali Packing List

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:35:52 +0800

(Mali / The KOHbear Report)
After having spent some time here I remembered that I had kept a detailed list of everything I had packed for my trip here. I think one of the hardest things about packing is not knowing what kind of situation you’re going to be walking into. There are some people here who live [...]
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[BLOG] by starlight

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:11:35 +0800

(Bulgaria / juliloquy)
I have hesitated to write this because writing about it makes it more real/true. Our cat Stella has been missing since Halloween afternoon. I know. We have been trying to stay positive: have filed a report with animal control put...
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[BLOG] Goodbye

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:59:37 +0800

(Guatemala / Jim and Emily's Guatemala)
I just killed Speckles. She was too sick to stand and had wasted away to basically feathers and bones. Hasn’t eaten in days. We’re leaving our village tomorrow morning and NOT killing he ...
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[BLOG] Honduras Favorires

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:47:00 +0800

(Honduras / Peace Corps - Honduras!)
MangoesMy project manager inspecting the newly built greenhouseWaves coming in at sunset in TelaSlingshot contest - one of the various outside activities to entertain people until sundown on Independe ...
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[BLOG] First round of photos

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:33:05 +0800

(Senegal / Jessie in Senegal!)
So I kind of hate taking photographs in Senegal. I didn't put a whole lot of effort into taking these photos and so far I haven't captioned this album so you won't know what you're looking at. But I' ...
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[BLOG] Oh shit

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:53:00 +0800

(El Salvador / gabriel*salvador)
Just wanted to let you all know that I'm alive and well. Thanks for the emails. If I weren't broke I'd be calling you all to check in. > Up in the northern region we escaped most of the damage. B ...
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[BLOG] Congo Wars

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:46:53 +0800

(Rwanda / Brandon in Rwanda)
If anyone wants to learn more about this region in the world I just finished a book by Thomas Turner called The Congo Wars: Conflict Myth and Reality. It is dense with information on the DRC (Democr ...
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[BLOG] 22 – Ecuador – The women here are ou ...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:18:30 +0800

(Ecuador / Ethan in Ecuador)
22 – Ecuador – The women here are out of control November 4 2009 There are moments – rare moments – when I think that as a stranger in a foreign world I blend in perfectly. That happen ...
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[BLOG] 21 – Fair with the Father

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:17:24 +0800

(Ecuador / Ethan in Ecuador)
21 – Ecuador – Fair with the Father September 29 2009 I just sent samples of my feces through the Ecuadorian postal system. I know you’re tired of hearing about by bowel problems but it ...
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[BLOG] Interview: Ruth Rymer Author of Susanna ...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:59:00 +0800

(Gambia, The / Mary E. Trimble)
It is my pleasure to have as my guest Ruth Rymer author of Susannah A Lawyer From Tradegy to Triumph. Welcome Ruth. I’m so happy to have this opportunity to talk to you. First of all I want to ...
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[BLOG] Spirit

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:57:00 +0800

(Zambia / Travels with Trevor)
I didn't even agonize over it this year but just went ahead and bought myself a Christmas tree on the first day I saw them at the grocery store.We're sitting here in shorts as the rainy season gets u ...
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[BLOG] When I Grow Up (To be a man)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:46:59 +0800

(Peru / alexwping)
Hey folks:Life has been been surprisingly uneventful for me in the past few weeks but there have been some highlights that I would be glad to share.1. Basketball club: I have started teaching basketb ...
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[BLOG] An Interview

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:40:24 +0800

(Guatemala / Jim and Emily's Guatemala)
This week in addition to lots of other work I interviewed the local school director. Fletch and I have been in communication with an RPCV (returned Peace Corps Volunteer) who lived and worked in Hue ...
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[BLOG] When your arms get tired pulling water f ...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:35:00 +0800

(Mali / Jennifer in Mali)
Buy a Nafasoro pump! A few weeks back I committed to something I had been thinking on for awhile. I forked over 37 500 CFA (about $80) to buy a Nafasoro pump produced by the people at Kick ...
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[BLOG] Untitled

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:33:43 +0800

(Kazakhstan / Women and geeks first!)
I've been mulling this over for days and it's still influenced by sleep deprivation but I think it's worth posting about.Some of you who've known me a while might remember that after Phoenix Rising ...
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[BLOG] 21: But Where is the Rest of the Cow?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:24:00 +0800

(Samoa / SEE REEVES)
Who knew that being a Peace Corps in Samoa would mean that I would have some many posts about cows?Like this oneOr this oneThis one hereThis one is more about theoretical cowsSometimes you come home a ...
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