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EmC in the PC: May 2011
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EmC in the PC. Emilie's Peace Corps experience in Burkina Faso 2008-2011. May 28, 2011. Masked men and birthday weekend. Upon arriving to the village of Bereba, which was our base during the study, we were warned that it was the “temps des masques.” Oh, I thought, a nice ceremony with dancing men and women donning beautiful handcrafted African masks? At first I thought he was joking but then he pointed to a path about 200 meters from us. A man wearing a huge painted masked ran/danced along the path, ...
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EmC in the PC: December 2010
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EmC in the PC. Emilie's Peace Corps experience in Burkina Faso 2008-2011. Dec 13, 2010. I have to admit that during the past two Christmases I spent in Burkina, my holiday spirit was definitely lacking. Call me Scrooge, but it’s hard to get in that Christmas spirit when your sweating profusely in 95 degree weather, sand flying up your nose, not a tree in sight, camels passing by your house….not to mention living in a predominately Muslim community! Even the worst of cooks can whip up scrambled eggs!
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EmC in the PC: Pobé Summer Reading Camp, Hanging Out with Twaregs....and Farewells!
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EmC in the PC. Emilie's Peace Corps experience in Burkina Faso 2008-2011. Sep 26, 2011. Pobé Summer Reading Camp, Hanging Out with Twaregs.and Farewells! In September I spent a wonderful week in Pobé-Mengao! Reviewing the alphabet with a group of students. The week-long camp consisted of 25 4. There's always time for dancing! Throughout the week we had frequent visitors: older students, parents, functionaries, the Mayor and the Prefect. All came to witness the camp and offer words of encouragement...
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EmC in the PC: February 2011
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EmC in the PC. Emilie's Peace Corps experience in Burkina Faso 2008-2011. Feb 15, 2011. A Day in the Life. On my blog, I spent two years trying to describe and share my life in village. There is no denying that this year, living and working in Ouaga is completely different than my experience in Pobé. Yet I’ve realized that since I’ve been in Ouaga, I haven’t really written about a typical day here. What is it that Emilie is doing exactly in Ouaga? How does she spend her days? Where does she go? At the of...
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EmC in the PC: July 2011
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EmC in the PC. Emilie's Peace Corps experience in Burkina Faso 2008-2011. Jul 7, 2011. A little R&R (or so we hoped) in Togo. Coco Beach, Togo. Bus rides always offer added excitement to any trip. Driving from Ouaga to Lomé takes about 20 hours but when a plane ticket costs $500 versus a $30 bus ticket…that 20 hour trip doesn’t seem so bad. Our ride to Lomé was fine but we weren’t so lucky on the return trip. Like I said, bus rides always make for added adventure. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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EmC in the PC: September 2011
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EmC in the PC. Emilie's Peace Corps experience in Burkina Faso 2008-2011. Sep 26, 2011. Pobé Summer Reading Camp, Hanging Out with Twaregs.and Farewells! In September I spent a wonderful week in Pobé-Mengao! Reviewing the alphabet with a group of students. The week-long camp consisted of 25 4. There's always time for dancing! Throughout the week we had frequent visitors: older students, parents, functionaries, the Mayor and the Prefect. All came to witness the camp and offer words of encouragement...
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EmC in the PC: January 2011
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EmC in the PC. Emilie's Peace Corps experience in Burkina Faso 2008-2011. Jan 19, 2011. Visit to FAVL libraries. It amazes me how much village calms me. I guess it’s the quietness, the simplicity of village life. I returned from village calm and stress free. It didn’t last long, returning to an abundance of emails and work, but it was wonderful while it lasted! Conducting a survey of Bereba's library. The library of Koumbia. It's cotton cultivating season down south. Man making bricks with baby helping.
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EmC in the PC: November 2010
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EmC in the PC. Emilie's Peace Corps experience in Burkina Faso 2008-2011. Nov 25, 2010. Luckily for me, the days when I think this are few. Overall, I'm thrilled with what I have been doing. My To Do list is never ending, but I like being busy: Grant writing, social networking, research studies, learning Adobe Illustrator and Photo Shop, event planning, organizing workshops, day-to-day management etc. All invaluable things that will help me no matter what career I choose in the future. So next time I'm b...
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EmC in the PC: July 2010
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EmC in the PC. Emilie's Peace Corps experience in Burkina Faso 2008-2011. Jul 29, 2010. My 2 years are up! Swearing in as a PC volunteer 2 yrs ago. Well, my 27 months have come to an end. Tonight I’m flying home to. After 2 wonderful years as a Girls Education and Empowerment volunteer in Pobe-Mengao. I return to Burkina in September to begin my 3. Year as a volunteer with Friends of African Village Libraries. Year Hopefully in several months I’ll be able to return to Pobe and say my proper goodbyes.
