Coming Full Circle
I return to my host family's house to attend the last wedding of my service and come to a big realization of how much I have changed in
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Mar 8, 20185 min read
Mee Letisia
Letisia was a fiery, strong-willed woman who quickly became my best friend in Namibia. She kept me going each and every day. Today on Intern
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Feb 24, 20182 min read
Making Fat Cakes
The okakuki, or in English fat cake, is one of the most sought after snacks during the school tea break each day. The kids scramble to...
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Sep 21, 20178 min read
Sossusvlei | It's Like Another Planet
Sossusvlei is like landing on another planet, with its rich red dunes against the pale blue sky. Dead Vlei had me imagining being on Mars, s
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Sep 12, 20174 min read
One Year in Country
August was a tumultuous month of exams, trainings, marking, and a very short vacation. With the second term of the school year coming to...
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Sep 12, 20173 min read
Celebrating America Abroad
July went by quickly filled with master tests, lots of marking, garden club meetings, and all things school related. Garden club has...
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Aug 16, 20173 min read
Moving (and Grooving) Through Life
Moving is all about becoming your best being and continuing to challenge yourself. Here is my story of "moving."
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Aug 2, 20172 min read
A Rocky Start to Term Two
With the beginning of June came the beginning of the school term again. Term 2 was a bit on the bumpy side with kids having to relearn...
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Jul 4, 20172 min read
Another Year on Earth
May was a month spent on holiday (which means it was time to celebrate.) My family had gotten here in the end of April and we spent the...
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May 18, 20173 min read
First School Term Complete
Most of April was spent at my site, more specifically at school. Here in Namibia we three school terms a year. Term 1 is January to...
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Apr 9, 20174 min read
A Wonderous Wonder of the World
Here in Namibia, we have a midterm break… not spring break. It’s not spring over here in the southern hemisphere and fall break just...
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Apr 4, 20173 min read
Quick Steppin' Through Time
March was a month of travel, finishing teaching, and catching up on things. Some big things for the month… Rainy Season came upon me in...
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Mar 3, 20172 min read
6 Months in Country
February is the shortest month of the year, and somehow it felt very, very long at times. I did reach a pretty big point in my service...
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Feb 4, 20171 min read
Goal: Try New Things
When I first got to my site, I thought about the goals that I wanted to accomplish during my time of service. What goals had Peace Corps...
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Nov 2, 20163 min read
Peace Corps Crib Edition
I’ve been living in my new home for almost two weeks now. The day after swearing-in, five of us and our school representatives piled into...
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Oct 26, 20162 min read
I’m OFFICIALLY a Peace Corps Volunteer!
On October 20th 2016, myself and 52 other trainees swore-in as Peace Corps Volunteers in Namibia!!! After so many years of waiting for...
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Oct 26, 20162 min read
I’m headed to the north NORTH!
Last Friday, we had a very exciting day! SITE ANNOUNCEMENTS! The time had finally come to find out where we would be living in Namibia...
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Sep 26, 20163 min read
A day at CBT and on the Homestead
I am two weeks into CBT now and adjusting to life on the homestead. A typical day for me starts at 5:30 in the morning (if I get up on...
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Sep 19, 20162 min read
A Wambo Wedding
Just over a week ago, I packed up my bags yet again. (I’m not sure if I getting better or worse at packing, but things seem to be...
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Sep 4, 20162 min read
Explorations in Windhoek
When we landed in Namibia a little over two weeks ago, our time in Windhoek was short-lived as we headed straight to Okahandja where we...
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Aug 31, 20162 min read
Ame omuliyambi wo Peace Corps!
I’ve been in training for a little over a week now. We have morning assembly thrice a week at 7:30, led by our trusty LCFs (Language and...
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Aug 30, 20163 min read
Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
So much has happened in the past couple days, so here is the lowdown on my life right now. Time seems to be moving both slowly and...
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Aug 21, 20162 min read
Here I go again
Peace Corps take two is officially underway. It’s crazy when I think that this month I would have been COSing out of my service in Sierra...
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