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Matt in West Africa (Mali): January 2011
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Matt in West Africa (Mali). Note: content is solely the opinion of the author and does not represent Peace Corps. Saturday, January 29, 2011. S is for SIDA. This past week a bunch of Volunteers and I from the Segou region jumped in a mini-bus and took a 5 hour ride to a fellow Volunteer's site in Dogofry, north of Segou. She had organized an AIDS awareness bike tour and asked other Volunteers to come up and help spread the good news about a terrible disease. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). S is for SIDA.
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Matt in West Africa (Mali): I'm more mad at myself...
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Matt in West Africa (Mali). Note: content is solely the opinion of the author and does not represent Peace Corps. Saturday, February 26, 2011. I'm more mad at myself. February 26, 2011 at 8:48 PM. I can definitely relate to being disappointed in myself for not having figured out the local cultural quirks yet! I just cant let go of that US quirk of keeping compromises and assuming other people will, too. Ha. Thanks for sharing. Many saludos and well wishes from Guatemala! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Matt in West Africa (Mali): July 2010
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Matt in West Africa (Mali). Note: content is solely the opinion of the author and does not represent Peace Corps. Monday, July 26, 2010. A Rainy Friday in Village. We've had a decent dry spell in village considering that it's supposed to be prime time for rain. The last few weeks have brought clouds, wind, lighting, and thunder, but no rain. This means most people have been sitting around a lot waiting for the rains to show up so they can plant millet. The young men ate at the butiki and the kids ate at ...
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mary-in-mali: Aint No Party Like a Tongo Party
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010. Aint No Party Like a Tongo Party. The school in Tongo is finally finished, and we had a big party to celebrate. It was also the last time we would go to Tongo, and I must say we went out with a bang. We rented a van to transport all the volunteers in the region, and rode down the bumpy dirt road in good spirits. Mary and kyle make a grand entrance. We spent a good half hour shaking everyone's hands and making our way to our seats. The speech was well received. Hand in the air.
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Matt in West Africa (Mali): Less Than Exciting
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Matt in West Africa (Mali). Note: content is solely the opinion of the author and does not represent Peace Corps. Monday, February 28, 2011. As you can imagine, neither of these documentaries do much to create a mood of happiness and joy. Rather, they are much the opposite, and present a message of how ridiculous and terrible humanity can be sometimes. It got me to thinking about my present situation and the world in general. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. The Best American...
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Matt in West Africa (Mali): S is for SIDA
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Matt in West Africa (Mali). Note: content is solely the opinion of the author and does not represent Peace Corps. Saturday, January 29, 2011. S is for SIDA. This past week a bunch of Volunteers and I from the Segou region jumped in a mini-bus and took a 5 hour ride to a fellow Volunteer's site in Dogofry, north of Segou. She had organized an AIDS awareness bike tour and asked other Volunteers to come up and help spread the good news about a terrible disease. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Best A...
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Matt in West Africa (Mali): May 2010
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Matt in West Africa (Mali). Note: content is solely the opinion of the author and does not represent Peace Corps. Monday, May 31, 2010. Hostels, A Case Study:. The next morning I woke up in a rather unusual, but effective way. I was on the bottom bunk and the unknown guy above me apparently needed to be up early to go who knows where. After rummaging through his stuff (waking me and the Austrian girls up) he left to go down the hall to take a shower. I promptly fell back asleep. Favorite part of Italy:.
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Matt in West Africa (Mali): August 2010
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Matt in West Africa (Mali). Note: content is solely the opinion of the author and does not represent Peace Corps. Sunday, August 22, 2010. In the US, the EPA water quality standard for municipal drinking water is 0 cfu/ml (ie. nothing! We Americans have decided that the water coming out of the tap should be pathogen free. How nice. If you're wondering why there are air bubbles on the contaminated slides. that's because the bacteria on those films have been gorging themselves on growth media and are n...
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Matt in West Africa (Mali): September 2010
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Matt in West Africa (Mali). Note: content is solely the opinion of the author and does not represent Peace Corps. Thursday, September 16, 2010. The Un-Necessities of Life. And by the way. where were all the books for that proposed barbecue going to come from? Wouldn't Mr. Jones first have to go out and either buy (more likely) or steal (less likely, being a "true" Christian) a bunch of copies? I find that kind of funny. Ok But so what? Here's the "so what":. Monday, September 6, 2010. Peace Corps Volunte...
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mary-in-mali: June 2010
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Friday, June 25, 2010. They say you're supposed to measure twice, cut once. Whoever came up with that obviously never worked in Mali. Here it's likely to turn out double: measure 4 times, cut twice. At least that's how it happened at the groundbreaking in Tongo. Once the area was marked, pick axes and shovels sent dirt flying as a team of volunteers from the village got to work digging the foundation. All the construction materials arrived in Tongo. We unloaded the truck and took an inventory:. THE HOT M...
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