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Cayo to Cairo: miscellaneously jordan
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From the Peace Corps in Belize to grad school in Egypt - the musings of a wanderer. Friday, February 5, 2010. Next morning before leaving town, Riyad and his cousin took us to a famous breakfast place for beans, beans and more beans, accompanied by the hottest, freshest pita known to man. fuul, hummus, tahina, and any number of bean dishes i couldn't identify, slathered in the most flavorful olive oil and accompanied by fresh falafel and pickled veggies. can't argue with that. That mosaic is lovely.
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Cayo to Cairo: July 2008
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From the Peace Corps in Belize to grad school in Egypt - the musings of a wanderer. Thursday, July 31, 2008. Summer camping it in San Vicente. After strapping on my mud boots, Dov and I contracted with a young boy to give us a ride across a small though slightly swollen river on his horse. He was a masterful salesman – “You wait for me? See the black horse? I be back. Wait for the black horse! Do we really lose our powers of observation that drastically as we age? It’s astonishing. I love it th...The Ins...
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Cayo to Cairo: September 2009
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From the Peace Corps in Belize to grad school in Egypt - the musings of a wanderer. Tuesday, September 29, 2009. You knew it was coming. Backgammon. also a staple of cafe life. Shams taught me his version, and never once managed to beat me. We spent our hours indulging in the quintessentially Egyptian pastimes of backgammon, tea and shisha, and debating the relative strengths, weaknesses and quirks of our respective countries of egypt, india, canada and the u.s. And then. the time came to head back t...
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Cayo to Cairo: November 2009
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From the Peace Corps in Belize to grad school in Egypt - the musings of a wanderer. Tuesday, November 24, 2009. That being said, i am steeped in interesting new information. a rundown of my classes. Introduction to Forced Migration and Refugee Studies: doing a research paper on development-induced displacement for this one. basically, how people get shoved out of the way for large scale infrastructure programs like dams - the people who lose out in the name of development. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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From the Backroads and Backwoods | Dust
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A Sojourner’s Perspectives on Life. From the Backroads and Backwoods. February 20, 2008. A big shout out from Santo Domingo, Ecuador. Hope everyone is well and doing work that is worth doing. I spent the day visiting some of my students who are completing an agricultural internship in the coastal area of Ecuador. The highlight was a non-textbook ascent of a cherrymoya (sp? Much love from the backwoods and backwaters,. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. March 18, 2008 at 7:44 pm. I miss your face!
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Peace Corps Belize: 2006-09-17
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This blog was created to help maintain communication between Peace Corps - Belize volunteers. Needless to say the contents do not reflect any position of the U.S. Govt. or the Peace Corps. Enjoy. Saturday, September 23, 2006. This blog is dedicated to all those PCVs rockin the beach cruiser AND helmet! Like a small child at Christmas I could not wait to try out my new toy a shiny new beach cruiser. Oh what a beauty she is. Here is a quick run down of first excursion on Cloud 9. Or was it a lake.
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weh di go aan?: September 2006
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Weh di go aan? The latest adventures of Peace Corps Volunteer Scott Schmidt in Belize. Wednesday, September 20. Ockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, one of the 9 protected areas that is managed by Belize Audubon Society, is well known as the world's first jaguar preserve. But instead of searching the trails for tracks of the elusive jaguar I was looking up for birds. Wednesday, September 13. IUCN Tapir Specialist Group. It is hopeful that drivers will be more cautious on the busy Western Highway. The Battl...
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weh di go aan?: April 2007
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Weh di go aan? The latest adventures of Peace Corps Volunteer Scott Schmidt in Belize. Thursday, April 19. The Belize Audubon Society participated in the 2007 Earth Day Fair, (as pronounced in Kriol-. Held at the University of Belize campus in Belmopan. Events included games, tree planting, music, and information booths. Elementary school classes and University students attended this all-day event. You can listen to a live stream if you have Real Player). Wednesday, April 11. Easter morning on my way to ...
