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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places: Lessons from a Marine Ball
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places. Sunday, November 17, 2013. Lessons from a Marine Ball. Last night we were excited to attend our first-ever Marine Ball! It was a beautiful event, held outside in downtown Lome, with streamers and lights covering the entire venue. Along with great food, good wine and fantastic company, the night was an appropriate time and setting to learn a few new lessons. 2 The Marines actually cut the cake with a sword. 3 The table with the single place setting, sitting off by itself is...
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places: November 2013
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places. Sunday, November 17, 2013. Lessons from a Marine Ball. Last night we were excited to attend our first-ever Marine Ball! It was a beautiful event, held outside in downtown Lome, with streamers and lights covering the entire venue. Along with great food, good wine and fantastic company, the night was an appropriate time and setting to learn a few new lessons. 2 The Marines actually cut the cake with a sword. 3 The table with the single place setting, sitting off by itself is...
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places: Camp Espoir
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places. Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Last month we were honored to be invited to Camp Espoir, a yearly camp offered by Peace Corps Togo for HIV-infected or -affected youth. All of the children are HIV-positive, orphans due to HIV/AIDS or somehow significantly affected by the virus. Each morning the kids woke up, had a. Delicious, healthy breakfast and went to play. After a short amount of playtime to get their. Adrenaline pumping, they gathered in the. London Bridge fell down!
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places: September 2013
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places. Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Last month we were honored to be invited to Camp Espoir, a yearly camp offered by Peace Corps Togo for HIV-infected or -affected youth. All of the children are HIV-positive, orphans due to HIV/AIDS or somehow significantly affected by the virus. Each morning the kids woke up, had a. Delicious, healthy breakfast and went to play. After a short amount of playtime to get their. Adrenaline pumping, they gathered in the. London Bridge fell down!
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places: West African Beauty Tips
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places. Wednesday, October 16, 2013. West African Beauty Tips. As a way to keep our spirits up given the uncertainty of our jobs (and paychecks), the men in our embassy have banded together and decided not to shave until the budget has passed. I've affectionately termed the effort "Beards for Budget.". Living in Africa isn't great for beauty maintenance and let's be honest- it's not like I put much effort into it even before moving to Togo, back when it was easy. I gathered nail f...
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places: May 2013
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places. Saturday, May 18, 2013. Kind of funny; stopping by the kitchen to grab a cup of tea and ask what's for lunch (and more importantly: is it vegetarian? Turning the corner into my cozy, cave-like area, finding my lovely co-workers sitting at their desks, surrounded by goodies shipped in from all over the world (well, mostly from Amazon) and plopping down at my mess-covered desk with my broken chair and post-it covered computer monitor. Kossi, where is Fofo? In the beginning I...
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places: Our Story
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places. While he was getting dressed, his phone rang. "Hello? He answered. It was his friend, Dusty, who was to be his partner for that night's event. "Hey, I'm not feeling so well," she said, "I think I need to stay home tonight."Although disappointed, Mr. Kate was not phased. Nothing would stop him from attending this concert. Even going solo. Let's get out of here! They asked each other. Several people behind the girls, Mr. Kate stood patiently in line. Suddenly, th...It was th...
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places: April 2013
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places. Monday, April 8, 2013. Maybe I could even start my own non-profit working with the Togolese Ministry of Education to better Science and Health education and comprehension within the country? But it turns out that Togo doesn't have much in terms of NGOs. Sure, the few directors that were here would love to meet with me, but they are fully staffed and not needing anyone at the moment. It also turns out I have no idea about how to start an NGO. Then my wonderful coworkers off...
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places: October 2013
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places. Friday, October 25, 2013. Last month I was looking through my large desk calendar, counting down the days until Christmas, making lists of things my siblings should buy me and wondering how I could get Satan* to leave me the Christmas Tree dishes in her will, when I had a rare moment of clarity. Next month is Halloween. Amazon is going to have all sorts of awesomely gross stuff! I carried the package of plastic cockroaches around in my purse, waiting for exactly. Last nigh...
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places: Where We've Been
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Wild Thoughts From Wild Places. Places we have visited together:. Make yours @ BigHugeLabs.com. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Recent newlyweds: one, a recovering lawyer, nature lover, and newly inducted Foreign Service Officer; the other, a science- and travel-loving returned Peace Corps volunteer and newly graduated epidemiologist. This is a blog about our new life in Washington DC, Togo, and beyond! View my complete profile. Public Health in Wild Places. Hey, crazy. Let’s be friends. Hello there, india.