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Une Aventure Africaine: Last Post in Togo: The Lists
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Thursday, June 20, 2013. Last Post in Togo: The Lists. Things we’ll miss about Togo:. An excuse to repos/take a siesta. Drinking (tchakpa) in the morning. Kids excited to see you. Muslim call to prayer. No one is afraid to break out in a dance no matter how bad he or she is and if you wiggle your butt a little it’s like you’re the coolest person in the room. Children yelling your local name from corn fields as you walk down streets. Relatively inexpensive means of transportation. Open air buses :). June ...
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Une Aventure Africaine: ACRONYMS n' STUFF
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Peace Corps Acronyms (PCAs). The Peace Corps isn't the military, but it sure does have a plethora of acronyms to remind you that it's a. PC - Peace Corps. PO - Placement Office. Admin - Administration Office. PCMO - Peace Corps Medical Officers (we're tight). SHIT - "Staying Healthy in Togo" (health book). Motos - Motorcycle taxis. TIT - This Is Togo. PCT - Peace Corps Trainee (first two months). PCV - Peace Corps Volunteer. CV - Contact Volunteer (I'm a CV for my region). PST - Pre-Service Training.
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Une Aventure Africaine: Pure Water Sachets
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Monday, February 11, 2013. In Togo, I’ve had to slightly suppress my pro-environment personality. You’d think it would be the opposite, being in Africa and all. But trash on the ground of every corner, deforestation near villages, and trash burning says otherwise. Even though respecting and protecting the environment is at the bottom of the must-do checklist, Togolese are learning. And PCVs educate them. Since purified water is scarce, in addition to bleaching and filtering, people buy small bags filled ...
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Une Aventure Africaine: WHY PEACE CORPS?
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Every Peace Corps Volunteer has his or her reason for applying and joining the organization. Some PCVs use Peace Corps as a stepping stone, some PCVs use it to jack up their inner humanitarian, and some PCVs use it because they have no other plans. Everyone is different. So why am I here? But really, why am I here? What keeps me in Dapaong, Togo? What pushes me to continue and to complete my service? Just a few simple things:. Am I glad I joined? Will I extend a third year? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Une Aventure Africaine: The Inevitable Return Flight Back to Togo
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Friday, January 11, 2013. The Inevitable Return Flight Back to Togo. I do my best to maintain airport etiquette but sometimes it’s hard to surpass ill-mannered, apathetic and tired staff. My conversation with a certain gentleman at the check-in counter quickly reminded of what little desire I have to ever work in an airport—such pleasant co-workers I would have indeed. I prefer ignorance. If I can’t see it, perhaps it’s yet another figment of my imagination. Where’s my Iron Man 3, damn it? But since I wa...
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Une Aventure Africaine: Where There Is No Dog Food
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Monday, March 11, 2013. Where There Is No Dog Food. For roughly a month, Lux will stay chez moi and I asked Katy to educate me on how to prepare her meals. And unfortunately in Togo, it means more than grabbing a bag of Kibbles 'n Bits and filling a bowl. There’s no dog food in Dapaong. It exists in Lomé, but the capital is also 12-13 hours away. In Togo, most dogs eat pâte. It’s often painful to see them searching for food in villages and even in cities. And this is how she does it:. The contents of thi...
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Une Aventure Africaine: QUOTES
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PCV Katy Todd (SED, Dapaong). What another PCV said to me:. You know, I don't know if it's because I've been in village for a while but you smell really good." With quotes like this one, makes me kind of love Peace Corps. PCV Maggie McRae (CHAP, Dampiong). Got Konjit-ed by a random at your market. If this was a turf war I would be on your ass with a bike chain right now. Dampiong, dampiong, DAM-PI-OOOONNG.". Think the movie Captain Hook.). PCV Heidi TenPas (NRM, Nadjoundi). PCV John Barlow (NRM, Nanergou).
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Une Aventure Africaine: A Change of Diet
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Sunday, February 19, 2012. A Change of Diet. Were there ever certain fruits and vegetables you never ate as a child? Or food for instance that either didn’t taste good (Brussels sprouts), didn’t smell good (asparagus), had a bizarre texture (shrimp or mushrooms), had annoying little seeds (watermelon and strawberries), or even worse caused an allergy attack? Ate chicken fingers and French fries at restaurants? Woohoooooo. [Hand waving frantically.] Ici, ici, ici! I honestly can’t put a date to when...
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Une Aventure Africaine: One Down, One TO GO: Hard to ignore the cravings
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Sunday, June 3, 2012. One Down, One TO GO: Hard to ignore the cravings. My one-year anniversary in country is today. Needless to say, in the last couple of days, cravings and fantasies occupy the majority of my thoughts–e.g. takeout (or delivery), bacon, hot. Running water, everything bagel with veggie-light cream cheese, good. Coffee, Subway (Spicy Italian foot-long sub on Italian herbs and cheese bread), high-healed shoes, movie theaters, real. Chinese food, new. Corn Flakes, etc. Who eats JELL-O here?
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Une Aventure Africaine: What Are You Wearing?
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Thursday, April 18, 2013. What Are You Wearing? Women and men spend years experimenting with many fashion styles (e.g. preppy, sporty, goth, emu, classy, classy-chic, hipster, etc) and many even spend years wishing they could erase certain trends from their memory. I, for instance, like to imagine I never wore bell-bottoms or neon colors. Neon with pale skin never seems to work for me. No, but how there is no way to know for sure until the very moment comes when the plane has landed. Needless to say,...
