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Kate with Dreadlocks: July 2010
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Saving babies in Haiti, Cameroon, and Guinea. Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Several Peace Corps Volunteers have described to me a skill that they have acquired over the course of their two years in Cameroon—an ability to zone out, blank their minds, for. When you first hear this, it seems somewhat shocking. I can’t help but calculate my former hourly wage and ask, really? XX lost simply gazing into space? To me, that Peace Corps zone-out seems dangerous. One volunteer who is preparing to return to the U...
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Kate with Dreadlocks: February 2011
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Saving babies in Haiti, Cameroon, and Guinea. Thursday, February 17, 2011. The bobos of Dabola. Here’s some random updates from Dabola—odd and entertaining things I’ve seen while wandering around town. The ten-year-old had long enough arms to be able to reach around the eight-year-old and they all proudly (and noisily) took off to show some grown women. I was massively impressed! I’ve never seen anyone else manage that! Any volunteers want to try when I get back? Random, I know! Floppy heads and everythi...
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Kate with Dreadlocks: September 2010
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Saving babies in Haiti, Cameroon, and Guinea. Sunday, September 19, 2010. I’ve been in the States for a couple of weeks, soaking up cheese, showing skin, and enjoying American culture after 27 months away! I was in Tanzania before coming home. I met up with my friend Shawn there, and then what’s better than one person from Massachusetts… but three? His parents joined us for a week as well and I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with all of them. Tanzania’s version of a magnolia! Louisiana state flower :).
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Kate with Dreadlocks: June 2010
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Saving babies in Haiti, Cameroon, and Guinea. Sunday, June 27, 2010. Exam time and Undie Shopping. A friend Kosby is a teacher at one of the local high schools. It’s exam season, so he shared with us a few of the stellar responses he’s recently seen on students’ tests. Exam: What were the consequences for Africa from the Second World War? Student’s response: There are bad grasses growing. Exam: How do you save the environment? Student’s response: You give it mouth to mouth. Saturday, June 12, 2010. A fri...
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Kate with Dreadlocks: December 2010
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Saving babies in Haiti, Cameroon, and Guinea. Tuesday, December 28, 2010. My new friend, and other tidbits. Yes, Louisiana counts as cold! So here are the updates from Guinea. We had presidential elections! My host brother from when I lived in Dubreka somehow got his hands on this sample election ballot. I think it’s well designed in that it takes into account that only about 30% of the country is literate—making the photos and colors necessary for the average voter! Women in his campaign posse.). 8220;W...
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Kate with Dreadlocks: The bobos of Dabola
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Saving babies in Haiti, Cameroon, and Guinea. Thursday, February 17, 2011. The bobos of Dabola. Here’s some random updates from Dabola—odd and entertaining things I’ve seen while wandering around town. The ten-year-old had long enough arms to be able to reach around the eight-year-old and they all proudly (and noisily) took off to show some grown women. I was massively impressed! I’ve never seen anyone else manage that! Any volunteers want to try when I get back? Random, I know! Floppy heads and everythi...
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Kate with Dreadlocks: Bonjour de Dabola!
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Saving babies in Haiti, Cameroon, and Guinea. Thursday, February 3, 2011. So I’m here at my post! Back to the world of trash fires, errant goats and cows, dusty roads, and enthusiastic toothless old men greeting me in languages I don’t know! I’ve taken these first few weeks to do a lot of exploring. Dabola is laid out along a main road, and loosely bordered by “mountains.” It’s got lots of trees! Maybe it’s the five. Mango trees in my compound? And speaking of electricity, I was spoiled in Cameroon. ...
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Kate with Dreadlocks: Le Grand Depart
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Saving babies in Haiti, Cameroon, and Guinea. Friday, April 15, 2011. I get on the plane tonight in just a couple hours, to leave Africa until…! I wrote this a few days ago:. Yessss, I just use my fingers here.). I’m nervous as to how people are going to react to me when I can’t stop starting every sentence with, “. When I was in Africa…”. But I’m excited at the same time. Mostly to be close to the comforts of my family and friends, which is the number one reason I am coming home. :). But isn't he cute?
