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Do You Then Have Any Idea?: January 2008
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Do You Then Have Any Idea? Modern Tales of a Southern Girl in an Ancient Land. In the midst of all the delicious novelty, life here has organized itself into a series of comfortable routines. I wake up in the morning and go for a run in the countryside just beyond my edge of town. On my return trip, the sun has established itself prominently in the clear sky, beaming down upon golden teff fields and the farmers who have already begun their day's work in them. And, "Oh my Cristos you are very fast! We str...
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Do You Then Have Any Idea?: January 2009
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Do You Then Have Any Idea? Modern Tales of a Southern Girl in an Ancient Land. There were whispers and hints along the way, but it was a car commercial aired during the NFL Playoffs that provided the definitive evidence: America has seen profound changes during the time of my absence. It was with some trepidation, then, that I boarded a plane to come home for the holidays. What could I expect now, over one year later, from a country that had seen such dramatic events in my absence? Last Night in Welisso.
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Do You Then Have Any Idea?: 11 February 2009
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Do You Then Have Any Idea? Modern Tales of a Southern Girl in an Ancient Land. As an American woman living in Ethiopia, it has been a struggle for me to pick my battles. Is this virgins beauty contest, for example, a case in which I need to recognize that I come from a vastly different cultural background and concede to the tenets of the culture in which I am living as a guest? Or the man who strokes my hair as he walks past my chair in the café? Congratulations. You ought to think about continuing t...
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Do You Then Have Any Idea?: November 2008
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Do You Then Have Any Idea? Modern Tales of a Southern Girl in an Ancient Land. This entry should probably just be called "Catharsis." Perhaps, though, I can also rightly subtitle it "The Dark Side of International Volunteerism.". So, here we go. The Dark Side of International Volunteerism. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Last Night in Welisso. Life in Debremarkos Pt. 1. Life in Debremarkos Pt. 2. Little Travels Around Ethiopia. Sodere and In-service training. Excursion into the Hills. Life Continues in Markos.
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Do You Then Have Any Idea?: May 2008
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Do You Then Have Any Idea? Modern Tales of a Southern Girl in an Ancient Land. Fun with poorly translated, imported product labels in Addis Ababa:. Shirt series: we always keep the intonation of appearance supremacy of quality and the self nobility are all the distinctions of a modern leader's confidence. Facial cleanser: Nurse Skin. APPLICATION METHOD: With the lukewarm water moist face, takes right amount to hand heart, after lightly rubs massages the full froth, then the flushing is clean. I greeted e...
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Do You Then Have Any Idea?: June 2008
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Do You Then Have Any Idea? Modern Tales of a Southern Girl in an Ancient Land. The rain fell steadily on a grey, dreary morning as I said goodbye to my friend. Though her leaving had been a long time in coming, it was still somehow no less of a shock to realize that this would be my last time. Seeing her in Ethiopia. Of this difficult decision. We heard all the circumstances we knew. Would eventually push her to go: a lack of meaningful work at her assigned. We all gathered at her house on the weekend be...
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Do You Then Have Any Idea?: September 2008
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Do You Then Have Any Idea? Modern Tales of a Southern Girl in an Ancient Land. A stripe of cloudless sky was visible between the edge of my peaked tin roof and the tops of the renters’ quarters behind my house, where my landlady was busy cooking. Peace Corps service is reliably marked by ups and downs, by the facing of a constant stream of challenges, practical, professional, and psychological. Yet this past month for me was the most emotionally testing by far. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Do You Then Have Any Idea?: July 2008
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Do You Then Have Any Idea? Modern Tales of a Southern Girl in an Ancient Land. Leaving behind our faithful felucca and taking once more to travel by land, we followed the path of the. Formerly the ancient capital of. Maintains a sense of power and regality through the magnificent temples, tombs, and monuments that it still hosts. If Abu Aimbel had seemed to me the impressive embodiment of authority,. Was even more so. I couldn't help but be held in awe. Valley of the Kings. We sat on cushions around a lo...
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Do You Then Have Any Idea?: November 2007
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Do You Then Have Any Idea? Modern Tales of a Southern Girl in an Ancient Land. The feeling of isolation from family and friends and a former life; the frustration of language barriers; and the need to be socially and culturally "on" at all times. It all seemed to come to a head this past week for some reason– it's just that time, I suppose – but I suspect that a free weekend and a fairly relaxed week to come will do wonders. What will I be doing? What will be my living conditions? Things are beginning to...
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40th Anniversary Writers Reading Tour. See. Reading Tour for 40th Anniversary. Al Gores Sister a P C. Afghanistan (poetry by Jack E. Cole). Agenthow to get one. Agents and Publishers, Friendly. Awards presented by PeaceCorpsWriters.org. Back issues of Peace Corps Writers. Bibliography of Peace Corps writers. Bibliography of books about Peace Corps. Bolivia (a poem by Bill Coolidge). Bolivia (an essay by Bill Coolidge). Botswana (a poem by Chris Conlon). Botswana (letters from Barbara Knowles). Czech Re...
