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TIT (This Is Togo): September 2012
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TIT (This Is Togo). You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." – John Wooden. September 2, 2012. Over the past year I’ve grown to love Togolese food. Long gone are the constant cravings for Oreos and my mom’s tuta. One of my favorite Togolese dishes is called kalma. It’s a Moba word and there’s no French translation that I know of. I’ve only ever seen it in the Savannes region and other Volunteers down south have never hear...Now we were ready t...
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TIT (This Is Togo): Timeline
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TIT (This Is Togo). You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." – John Wooden. Most Peace Corps applicants keep records of their timeline. It helps others going through the process know a little about what to expect, although each situation is unique. My time count: 280 days from application to invitation, 426 days to departure. April 2, 2010: Submitted application online. April 12, 2010: Contacted by my recruiter for an interview. December 21, 2...
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TIT (This Is Togo): February 2012
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TIT (This Is Togo). You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." – John Wooden. February 23, 2012. I want to update the FAQ page but would like to solicit questions from all of you. If there's anything that you're wondering about, post it in a comment below! So I’m a little behind on updating this blog… (like two months! Shout out to everyone that sent Christmas cards/packages and called. Really meant a lot to me so thank you! Asked about getting ...
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TIT (This Is Togo): September 2011
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TIT (This Is Togo). You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." – John Wooden. September 23, 2011. How "To Go" in Togo. Roads are in appaling conditions, and getting around without your own transport requires the patience of a saint and the determination of a fighter." – Lonely Planet West Africa guide book on Togo's transportation options. I enjoy walking. I think I get this from my mom (hi mom! So it definitely makes us identifiable. Few countr...
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TIT (This Is Togo): I'm published!
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TIT (This Is Togo). You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." – John Wooden. December 30, 2012. Ok, so it's not my actual work that is published, but it's articles that have recently been published about the work that I do in Togo. You can check them out here:. January 11, 2013 at 5:17 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Follow Me by Email! Where in the world is Togo? Letters updating me on your life.
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TIT (This Is Togo): October 2011
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TIT (This Is Togo). You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." – John Wooden. October 14, 2011. Dwan gwaum) and their face breaks into a smile as they respond with the standard. Means `to be’ and the conjugations `I am’, `you are’, `he is’ need only a pronoun added before the verb–n bé, a bé, b bé. But that’s where the simplicity ends (in my opinion). I thought that was confusing; then I learned Moba. First of all, there exists two separate ...
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TIT (This Is Togo): April 2012
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TIT (This Is Togo). You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." – John Wooden. April 24, 2012. I knew when coming to Togo that most Africans had a different outlook on time than Americans. Americans hate when people are late, rush to complete errands and view their time as a valuable work component. Togolese, in my experience, operate on ”. L’heure africaine" and. What is like to live in extreme temperatures? Closest thing Togo had to Gatorade), ...
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TIT (This Is Togo): July 2011
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TIT (This Is Togo). You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." – John Wooden. July 1, 2011. Don't Call Me Yovo. Hey guys, so internet is hard to get to and slow right now during training. I've writen a few blog posts over the past couple weeks and have just now gotten them up. My togo cell phone on the contacts page so feel free to call me. I'll get back to your emails as soon as i can but realize it may be a while.*. June 17, 2011. June 16, 2011.
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TIT (This Is Togo): FAQs
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TIT (This Is Togo). You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." – John Wooden. Please post in a comment below or email me any questions you may have and I will post my responses here. Also, at the bottom I have listed common acronyms since the PC (Peace Corps) uses them for everything. What is the Peace Corps? This is a hard question to sum up but I will try by listing the three goals of the PC. This blog is my direct attempt at the third goal.