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From the Shadow of the Cypress: July 2012
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From the Shadow of the Cypress. My Peace Corps journey as an Environment Volunteer in The Gambia, West Africa. The body is the harp of the soul. It is yours to bring forth from it sweet music or confused sounds" Kahlil Gibran. Saturday, July 21, 2012. Though these are posted, I figured I would give a little time to my time outside of the Gambia for once. The greatest experience of all was elevation, something you miss when you live in a river delta. Yes for the spectacle it is, we went to a bull fight.
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From the Shadow of the Cypress: February 2012
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From the Shadow of the Cypress. My Peace Corps journey as an Environment Volunteer in The Gambia, West Africa. The body is the harp of the soul. It is yours to bring forth from it sweet music or confused sounds" Kahlil Gibran. Sunday, February 12, 2012. One Day at a Time. This is my host sister in villag Fatu. She is in the middle of pounding dinner which will be rice and peanuts with sugar. Shek the local painter from whom I have purchased about 10 paintings off of. 65279;. I always thing the veggatab...
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From the Shadow of the Cypress: June 2011
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From the Shadow of the Cypress. My Peace Corps journey as an Environment Volunteer in The Gambia, West Africa. The body is the harp of the soul. It is yours to bring forth from it sweet music or confused sounds" Kahlil Gibran. Sunday, June 26, 2011. The Future is Face. I felt this was a powerful picture of a kid trying to read a book upside down. Http:/ www.ted.com/talks/andrew mwenda takes a new look at africa.html. A great talk about why giving aid hurts often more than it helps). My Work in the Village.
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From the Shadow of the Cypress: December 2011
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From the Shadow of the Cypress. My Peace Corps journey as an Environment Volunteer in The Gambia, West Africa. The body is the harp of the soul. It is yours to bring forth from it sweet music or confused sounds" Kahlil Gibran. Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Seeing The Gambia with New Eyes: A Story in Pictures. The Beautiful Crafts and Craft Makers Here. The Level of Poverty in the Gambia. Wild Dogs with torn ears and bones sticking through their skin. Everything now is just same old same old. Pasta with som...
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What Better Place Than Here, What Better Time Than Now?: August 2011
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What Better Place Than Here, What Better Time Than Now? A glimpse into our lives as we walk the proverbial mile in some very different shoes as Peace Corps Volunteers in The Gambia. Thursday, August 18, 2011. I know I write about gender issues a lot; it’s because they’re often in the forefront of my mind here. It’s been a while though, so I think I’m about due for another one. Today I had a very interesting conversation with a male counterpart (why do so many of my blog posts seem to start that way?
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What Better Place Than Here, What Better Time Than Now?: September 2011
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What Better Place Than Here, What Better Time Than Now? A glimpse into our lives as we walk the proverbial mile in some very different shoes as Peace Corps Volunteers in The Gambia. Wednesday, September 28, 2011. I can't remember if I've mentioned this already or not, but just to be safe, I'm going to do it again. We have been overwhelmed and touched and insanely grateful for all the mail and packages everyone has sent us over the course of our service (you know who you are - thank you SO much! Got data ...
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The Broad Street Pump: August 2009
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The Broad Street Pump. Weird in a good way. like going to the gym drunk." Jack Donaghy. Sunday, August 23, 2009. A Preamble to the Healthcare Debate. Argument, not a practical one. Can we all step back a moment and look at our health care system with fresh eyes? But imagine that you had no preconceptions of how health care in this country should function. how would you set it up? Mergers resulting in an anti-competitive marketplace where companies can thrive and shareholders can demand that profits conti...
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The Broad Street Pump: Coachella 2010: Condoms & Coccidiomycosis
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The Broad Street Pump. Weird in a good way. like going to the gym drunk." Jack Donaghy. Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Coachella 2010: Condoms and Coccidiomycosis. As my last post informed you our trip to the Coachella Music and Arts Festival was dual-purpose. checking out some sweet live music and distributing 10,000 free condoms to the dirty, sweaty, drunken masses to that they'd keep their herpes to themselves. I'd like to report that we were successful in those endeavors. as well as many more. Eduardo is...
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The Broad Street Pump: Dear Eduardo: The Food Entry
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The Broad Street Pump. Weird in a good way. like going to the gym drunk." Jack Donaghy. Friday, June 4, 2010. Dear Eduardo: The Food Entry. I bet you'd just about given up hope of me writing to you again, huh? I'm sorry to have ignored you and the blog which you so meticulously maintain for so long; I've been busy to say the least. There are so many new developments and I don't have time to discuss them all now (I'm busy after all! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Berkeley, California, United States.
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The Broad Street Pump: September 2008
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The Broad Street Pump. Weird in a good way. like going to the gym drunk." Jack Donaghy. Friday, September 19, 2008. Where to Find $12,000,000? We name academic buildings and residence halls after donors right? I propose we sell the rights to name each individual dorm room on campus for a donation of $500. I'd love to remind anyone living in 312 Merrow that it was once my room, back when cockroaches were the problem as opposed to being tripled up. . Athletics was forced into the position of having to cut ...