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African Abscondinations: aspiration statement
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Nikhil's Ridiculous Adventures in Africa and the Peace Corps. June 3rd, 2008. 1 The professional attributes that you plan to use, and what aspirations you hope to fulfill, during your Peace Corps service. 2 Your strategies for working effectively with host country partners to meet expressed needs. 3 Your strategies for adapting to a new culture with respect to your own cultural background. 5 How you think Peace Corps service will influence your personal and professional aspirations after your service ends.
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African Abscondinations: January 2009
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Nikhil's Ridiculous Adventures in Africa and the Peace Corps. The adventures of swarley, and other stuff that happened today. This morning before leaving for Kaniamboua for the preliminary girl’s club meeting I fixed the chain around his neck (making sure he had enough room to breathe don’t worry! I’m pretty sure he has not developed opposable thumbs in the past week so this leaves me with the only conclusion: my dog has magical powers, one of those powers apparently being the ability to apparate! Shout ...
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African Abscondinations: Peace Corps Application - Cross-Cultural Essay
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Nikhil's Ridiculous Adventures in Africa and the Peace Corps. Peace Corps Application - Cross-Cultural Essay. As promised, here is my cross-cultural essay for my Peace Corps application. Enjoy! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This is my blog about my life as a Peace Corps Volunteer. The contents of this site are mine and mine alone and do not reflect any position of the Peace Corps or the U.S. government. Atlanta, Georgia, United States. View my complete profile. A Little Bit About Me. I want to prac...
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Life was Calling, I went to Togo...: June 2010
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Life was Calling, I went to Togo. DISCLAIMER: The contents displayed in this Blog are mine, and mine only, they do not reflect the position of the Peace Corps or the United States government. Where in the World. Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Egyptian and moroccan vacation. There were also some foxes that harassed our campsite all night, but they only managed to make off with Annie’s sandals. Again, we spent most of the day driving. But this day it was rewarded with PIZZA HUT DELIVERY! Morocco was more of a hass...
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Life was Calling, I went to Togo...: AFRICAN SAFARI – Lion King Style (but without lions…)
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Life was Calling, I went to Togo. DISCLAIMER: The contents displayed in this Blog are mine, and mine only, they do not reflect the position of the Peace Corps or the United States government. Where in the World. Thursday, May 6, 2010. AFRICAN SAFARI – Lion King Style (but without lions…). I finally saw some animals! Despite the fact that Togo is in Africa and could potentially have really cool animals to see (elephants) and to run from (lions), there is—sadly—nothing. Luckily, we both sustained only mino...
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Life was Calling, I went to Togo...: October 2009
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Life was Calling, I went to Togo. DISCLAIMER: The contents displayed in this Blog are mine, and mine only, they do not reflect the position of the Peace Corps or the United States government. Where in the World. Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Invest in Your World". As I think I have mentioned in previous blog posts, one project that I have been working on is a week-long. Take Our Daughters to Work Week". That is modeled after the similar. This week-long camp will be held in Atakpame. In the month of December.
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Life was Calling, I went to Togo...: the second hardest thing...
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Life was Calling, I went to Togo. DISCLAIMER: The contents displayed in this Blog are mine, and mine only, they do not reflect the position of the Peace Corps or the United States government. Where in the World. Tuesday, June 8, 2010. The second hardest thing. On May 30th, my sister gave birth to the most beautiful lil person I've ever seen: Maddox Ellis Volansky. I couldn't be happier for her and John and the whole family! Here are some photos of the lil guy:. Wish i were there. 2009 Vacation to Ghana.
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African Abscondinations: these are a few of my favorite things (in togo)...
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Nikhil's Ridiculous Adventures in Africa and the Peace Corps. These are a few of my favorite things (in togo). Riding my bike in the african bush. Watching goats scratch their bums against a wall. Hearing hindi music over the Togolese radio. Cooling off with a vanilla fanmilk on a hot day. Hanging out with my fellow volunteers. Playing with babies during baby weighings. Receiving mail from friends and family. Having a complete conversation in kabiyé. Eating fufu with peanut sauce and pork. After 4.5 ...
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African Abscondinations: Peace Corps Application - Personal Statement
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Nikhil's Ridiculous Adventures in Africa and the Peace Corps. Peace Corps Application - Personal Statement. As promised, here is my personal statement for my Peace Corps application. I know that it seems similar to my next post on "you want to join what? But I feel that this statement brings up some slightly different points. Plus this essay is a lot more focused and a better example (I think? Of what they are looking for in this essay. Enjoy! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This is my blog about my ...
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African Abscondinations: February 2009
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Nikhil's Ridiculous Adventures in Africa and the Peace Corps. A trashcan of tchouk. A trashcan of tchouk, which costs about 4.500 CFA (or about $9), is approximately 1.5 feet high with an approximate diameter of 1 foot meaning the trashcan contains approximate 11.78 cubic feet of alcohol. That’s a lot of alcohol. How would you feel if you were to find out that you tested positive for HIV? Is her husband infected? Does she have kids? How long has she been infected for? What if her husband leaves her?