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You and the Sun: Rain on a tin roof makes a very loud noise
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You and the Sun. A Rough and Dirty Life in Peace Corps Benin. Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Rain on a tin roof makes a very loud noise. Rainy season is finally here again, just as the mangos have started to dwindle. Everything grows so fast here- I went down to Cotonou for a week-long workshop and when I came back all the previously brown and dying shrubs had somehow been replaced by thriving, green,. It was like the whole landscape changed overnight, like it took a really great (non-bucket) shower. I am curren...
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You and the Sun: A Letter of Appreciation to My Mama
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You and the Sun. A Rough and Dirty Life in Peace Corps Benin. Sunday, November 8, 2009. A Letter of Appreciation to My Mama. And for all those conversations yet to come. You are my biggest support and best friend in village. Thank you,. This was a great post! Just wanted to let you know that I love and miss you, and Im still checking your blog everyday! I hope youre well, and I cant wait til you come home! November 9, 2009 at 5:51 AM. December 3, 2009 at 1:52 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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You and the Sun: July 2009
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You and the Sun. A Rough and Dirty Life in Peace Corps Benin. Thursday, July 16, 2009. Yoga, sex, and an ambulance. What happens when you put sixty Beninese (teenage) girls, seven Peace Corps volunteers, and matching t-shirts all together in a semi-cramped yet wonderfully available tissage center? That's right: one full week of group discussions, defining objectives, sports (think: dodgeball! Learning computer skills, talking about sex, games, and camp songs sung at ear-piercing levels in French. This bl...
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You and the Sun: Yoga, sex, and an ambulance
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You and the Sun. A Rough and Dirty Life in Peace Corps Benin. Thursday, July 16, 2009. Yoga, sex, and an ambulance. What happens when you put sixty Beninese (teenage) girls, seven Peace Corps volunteers, and matching t-shirts all together in a semi-cramped yet wonderfully available tissage center? That's right: one full week of group discussions, defining objectives, sports (think: dodgeball! Learning computer skills, talking about sex, games, and camp songs sung at ear-piercing levels in French. This bl...
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You and the Sun: I am Huge and You Can't Judge Me!
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You and the Sun. A Rough and Dirty Life in Peace Corps Benin. Tuesday, September 1, 2009. I am Huge and You Can't Judge Me! Mostly we stayed in her cozy house where we cooked (fabulous meals of Hamburger Helper, carrot cake, and pigs in a blanket! And watched movies on her lap-top. We did make one expedition however, to see the local hippopotamuses (or hippopotami? There are two of them- a mother and her four year old- who live in a nearby lake and for the price of 3000FCFA ($6? View my complete profile.
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You and the Sun: September 2008
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You and the Sun. A Rough and Dirty Life in Peace Corps Benin. Monday, September 22, 2008. Excuse me as I make myself into a liar. Well, a surprise meeting in Nattitangou (the nearest big "city") has led me to the world wide net so.hello again! Wake up at 7 am (or earlier if I hear the call to prayer around 6), boil water for drinking and for oatmeal, eat and get dressed. Did you wake up well? How is the morning/afternoon/evening/night? How are the children? How is your house? How is your work? And I move...
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You and the Sun: Care Groups
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You and the Sun. A Rough and Dirty Life in Peace Corps Benin. Saturday, February 13, 2010. In a previous post I described the inauguration in my village of Care Groups, a project designed to train local women as peer educators of simple preventative health messages. Let me bring you up to speed. I miss you a lot! Write back when you get my correspondence. March 1, 2010 at 2:51 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Tanzania 2007 Safari Pictures. Other PC Benin Blogs. This blog ...
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You and the Sun: A Slice of Beninese Life
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You and the Sun. A Rough and Dirty Life in Peace Corps Benin. Sunday, December 6, 2009. A Slice of Beninese Life. Last week's yellow fever vaccination campaign provided an interesting window on life in Benin. And who is all this paperwork prepared for? In our case the head doctor. Doesn't know can't reflect badly on you. Dudeif you want me to comment on your blog you should seriously consider updating it once in awhile. Miss you already.a lot! January 22, 2010 at 10:19 PM. February 8, 2010 at 2:33 AM.
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You and the Sun: Experiments in Heat Evasion
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You and the Sun. A Rough and Dirty Life in Peace Corps Benin. Thursday, March 11, 2010. Experiments in Heat Evasion. February saw the beginning of my least favorite (though aptly named) Beninese season-. Another village friend advised me to get a cot made. In Benin cots are surprisingly comfortable wood-and-tough-plastic-bag affairs so it seemed like a viable option. I got one and slept on it one night: heaven. On the second night an unfortunate miscalculation in terms of body mass and center...Though I ...
