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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: What She Deserves
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Sunday, July 12, 2015. But it has been, and there’s more to it than traditional gender roles. Caveat, I have met Gambian men who are respectful and believe women to competent and equal. These are not the men I am about to take about. Maybe ...
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: May 2015
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Sunday, May 17, 2015. Mosquitoes Make Me Bonkers! My friend Kristin, a former camp counselor herself, had the brilliant idea that we adapt this well-loved camp game to compact malaria. So we did. And it was awesome. Photo by Michael Alvarez.
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: A Day in the Life
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Friday, April 24, 2015. A Day in the Life. A typical village day looks like this. Wake up in my outdoor bed. Because my house is essentially an oven, I prefer to sleep outside where it is less hot. A variety of tasks await me at school.
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: October 2014
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Tuesday, October 21, 2014. How to Eat Every Part of a Ram. But for one week in October, my palate got to taste something that wasn't the same-old fish bones and onion sauce. During the Muslim feast of Eid-ai-adha, or Tobaski. Appetizer-Ram ...
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: Mosquitoes Make Me Bonkers!
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Sunday, May 17, 2015. Mosquitoes Make Me Bonkers! My friend Kristin, a former camp counselor herself, had the brilliant idea that we adapt this well-loved camp game to compact malaria. So we did. And it was awesome. Photo by Michael Alvarez.
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: June 2014
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Sunday, June 29, 2014. A year after leaving the states, I've finally settled and figured out what I'm doing in West Africa. If you ask a Wolof "How is the work? After one year, things are the things that challenge me the most. I cannot do a...
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: May 2014
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Friday, May 16, 2014. A Day in the Kitchen. 1 Go to the market and buy your ingredients. Tomato, cabbage, eggplant, onions, tomato paste, jumbo, salted fish. 2 Clean the kitchen, be sure to have enough firewood. Once in a while. 10 After st...
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: October 2013
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Thursday, October 31, 2013. The afternoon was spent brewing attaya and meew. In the evening we got all done up to go to the drumming and dancing program. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). C/o Peace Corps/The Gambia. Banjul, The Gambia. The Nutcra...
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: The Transition Begins
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Tuesday, July 7, 2015. The next morning was emotional. Once the Peace Corps driver arrived, my little sister began to wail. She didn’t cry; she wailed! Tears escaped my own eyes as my head teacher, family, and friends came to pack the car&#...
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer: April 2015
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A Not So Hopeless Wanderer. A story of the adventures and wanderings in The Gambia, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps. Disclaimer: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US Government or the Peace Corps.". Saturday, April 25, 2015. I Love My Bednet. Joking aside, I love my bed net which protects me from many things beyond mosquitoes. The photos below are all creatures that are frequently inside my house or on my bed net. The Gambia is home to...
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