give me a couple pennies
so, at the end of the week i will update and explain further, but a flood caused me to find a piece of paper and i thought i would share it with you all.over the month of august 2004, i recorded my...
View Articlethe terrible horrible no good very bad week
It starts on Sunday-as those who created weeks tell us. I had a long list of things to do- #1 wash my sheets, towel, and underwear-well a rainy day started but soon let up allowing me to go about my...
View Articlea little song.
On the 12th day of Christmas, Malawi gave to me12 bugs a crawling11 lizards leaping10 goats a bleating9 rainstorms drumming 8 moms a milking7 mice a scurrying6 roosters crowing5 sweat stained rings4...
View Articlemerry happy holidays
i just got a chance on the internet and thought i would share my first christmas story away from home.i hitched a ride up north with my friend katie, and met christian, rosanna, and emily at mchoka,...
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hey, so i am going to buy a phone, because life is just too difficult without one. there is no other communication besides smoke signals, and i have never been much of a fire starter.look here for the...
View Articlewhat happens to a larium dream deferred?
i thought i would recount some of the recent dreams that have kept me pondering as the cock crows at 4am.i am hanging out with some of the guys from that jackass show, and they keep stripping and...
View Articlealright
two weeks ago i began teaching life skills at two secondary schools. i have only had the chance to talk about self-awareness and self-esteem, as things move rather slowly. but i have already had a few...
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hey everyone. so another week passes in malawi. i learned the other week, what the malawian flag, which i think is really cool, symbolizes. so it is a black stripe, then a red, then a green stripe. in...
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it has been a while, since i updated last i think. so i just wanted to write a quick message to say that i am doing fantastically well. the weather has been nice. work is moving. school is great. i am...
View Articlewhy i love malawi
1. the people (both peace corps volunteers that i love and malawians that are amazing)2. larium dreams undefferred3. constant sleepovers on weekends4. cooking food from scratch 5. bargaining in...
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there is a little saying, we have in the peace corps.'you arent a real volunteer until you shit your pants.'lord knows it aint pleasant. but i guess last night, i dreamt i would be a real volunteer,...
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i am heading up the lake on friday to enjoy myself and relax before i turn 24, and leave my early 20's/youth/good part of my life. work has been going too slowly. been seriously frustrated. i...
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i have just returned to blantyre, my city, after 4 days at the lake. it may have been one of the longest vacations i ever took. a 7 hour drive, which took 15 on the way up, and 11 on the way back. but...
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after taking a day off from my vacation on the lake. i threw a little party for myself. it was nice, about 30 or so peace corps volunteers showed up from all over the country. we had a barbeque at the...
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last monday, i went to one of my coworker's house, who is one of my best friends in my village. his name is hannex, and his daughter evaness is terrified of me still. she would only get close to the...
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well. things are going well.i went to a training on a model of nutrition education last week. it was held at the natural resources college. which is a beautiful campus. although the training was not...
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hey alli just came back from senga bay-it was my third time there. i had gone up for a friend's birthday, and we had a great time. a small group of my friends went. we had a nice little party.danced...
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so. it has officially been a year in malawi.it has been nice and interesting. we just welcomed a new group into the country, and it made me think about my first time in malawi and how much i loved the...
View ArticleAfrikan music to check out
So last night i attempted to go to a concert, which i found out will actually be next sunday at a local bar called chez ntemba. it was mr nice, a singer from tanzania. who sings fagilia...
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