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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: What She Deserves
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Sunday, July 12, 2015. But it has been, and there’s more to it than traditional gender roles. Caveat, I have met Gambian men who are respectful and believe women to competent and equal. These are not the men I am about to take about. Maybe ...
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Life Without A Map: January 2013
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Life Without A Map. It may be messy but it is most definitely beautiful. Sunday, January 20, 2013. An answer to your questions. How long will you be there? Where are you going? What made you decide to do it? How can you go that long without? What will you be doing there? What did your parent think (do think)? Will you come back here? Students only) Where do you want to go? What is Peace Corps? Will you still teach when you return? What are you going to eat? Will you learn to fight lions? Where am I going?
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Thoughts on time, theology, transitions, teaching & turtles: Better start packing!!
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Thoughts on time, theology, transitions, teaching and turtles. Saturday, May 10, 2014. Moving across the world to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer for twenty-sevenish months? Choose wisely what stays and what goes! Here is what has helped me during my service in The Gambia, West Africa. MQD’s Essential Ten:. What’s your name? Where are you from? Can I have all of your data? My Solio didn’t last long but my Solar Monkey works miracles.}. You’ll be arriving with the rains! Don’t worry about rain boot...
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Thoughts on time, theology, transitions, teaching & turtles: June 2014
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Thoughts on time, theology, transitions, teaching and turtles. Friday, June 20, 2014. Losing baby teeth were a part and parcel of one’s life — a symbol of growing up, and it is the tooth-fairy that makes this otherwise dreaded and painful process an exciting one — something to look forward to.". And just how cute are these snaggletooth grins? Posted by Melissa Quinn. Links to this post. Sunday, June 15, 2014. Happy Father’s Day, Daddy! Enjoy your “dozen”! Od honoring, fearing, and serving. Or The Georgia...
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Thoughts on time, theology, transitions, teaching & turtles: December 2013
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Thoughts on time, theology, transitions, teaching and turtles. Tuesday, December 31, 2013. 2013 What a year full of changes! So many milestones: graduating with my Masters Degree from Florida Institute of Technology, rocking out at the first Tortuga Music Festival and driving to Key West, swearing-in as a Peace Corps Volunteer, moving to Africa. Looking forward to 2014! Happy New Year :-]. Posted by Melissa Quinn. Links to this post. Monday, December 30, 2013. Hospitality goes a long way, the prudence of...
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: May 2015
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Sunday, May 17, 2015. Mosquitoes Make Me Bonkers! My friend Kristin, a former camp counselor herself, had the brilliant idea that we adapt this well-loved camp game to compact malaria. So we did. And it was awesome. Photo by Michael Alvarez.
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: A Day in the Life
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Friday, April 24, 2015. A Day in the Life. A typical village day looks like this. Wake up in my outdoor bed. Because my house is essentially an oven, I prefer to sleep outside where it is less hot. A variety of tasks await me at school.
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: October 2014
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Tuesday, October 21, 2014. How to Eat Every Part of a Ram. But for one week in October, my palate got to taste something that wasn't the same-old fish bones and onion sauce. During the Muslim feast of Eid-ai-adha, or Tobaski. Appetizer-Ram ...
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: Mosquitoes Make Me Bonkers!
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Sunday, May 17, 2015. Mosquitoes Make Me Bonkers! My friend Kristin, a former camp counselor herself, had the brilliant idea that we adapt this well-loved camp game to compact malaria. So we did. And it was awesome. Photo by Michael Alvarez.
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: June 2014
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Sunday, June 29, 2014. A year after leaving the states, I've finally settled and figured out what I'm doing in West Africa. If you ask a Wolof "How is the work? After one year, things are the things that challenge me the most. I cannot do a...