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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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From the Shadow of the Cypress: August 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. Monday, August 22, 2011. Cape Verde in Pictures. Cape Verde Treats its dogs better. No bumpsters on the beach. Same undying love of Barack Obama on everything made for sale. Women still carry everything on their heads. Still have thatched roves though not as many. Ok, huge differen...
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From the Shadow of the Cypress: April 2013
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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, April 2, 2013. 810 days later. A story of my time in The Gambia in Pictures. As always I will do it mostly in pictures. Here I learned how to use a Gambian toliet. And eat a traditional Gambian meal. this fish is more bone than meat. After 3 months, I get assigned to live ...
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From the Shadow of the Cypress: April 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, April 7, 2012. Stare at me any longer and I will eat your face. Did not know this but they also eat their young if they are too weak or they want to thin out a competing roosters chicks. My trek to the land of milk and honey. Here in the Gambia we do not have the latest a...
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From the Shadow of the Cypress: May 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, May 31, 2011. Balding, Bees, and Impromptu Salsa with the Ambassador of Venezuela. Planet Bald - Population You. Planet Bald- Population: Almost every male volunteer but myself. Am I now Gambian? Afterward I took a video of him trying to relate what a parking ticket. Was i...
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From the Shadow of the Cypress: August 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. Thursday, August 16, 2012. A Hundred Combs of Summer. I have little time these days to do much more than give you photos of my time at BEECause. Here is an impressive collage of the most recent beekeeping work I have done in documenting numerous types of combs.
