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Tout Va Bien au Bénin: August 2011
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin. One person can make a difference and everyone should try. Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Summer Camp.Beninese Style. For the last 2 weeks I have workin’ to get kids to THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX! So where was I? Science, Art, and Engineering CAMP! Myself along with 2 other PC volunteers chose to help out and we were the “animators”/teachers for the classes. Elaina chose science, Bailey taught Engineering, and I taught ART! Here is a little information about the projects we did in each class:...
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin: July 2010
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin. One person can make a difference and everyone should try. Tuesday, July 27, 2010. Culture Stun.a lesser degree of "shock". Monday, July 18, on…]. First of all, this whole week of initial training has been ridiculously organized and beneficial. We have been given a breakdown on each process that we go through in order to become official volunteers (I’m technically a trainee right now until I get sworn-in at the end of 9 week training). Little do they know, I’m a volunteer J. During ...
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin: October 2010
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin. One person can make a difference and everyone should try. Sunday, October 31, 2010. Breaking the Language Barrier.with Observation. Every other car that drives by is labeled by an NGO. I had guava AND grapefruit today. Where’d they come from? Seeing little Beninese kids bathing in the rain is both hilarious and water conscious. I have to pay 25 francs ($0.05) every time I fill up my bucket of water from the pump. Why can’t all names be as easy as Florence and Veronica? Beninese peo...
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin: November 2010
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin. One person can make a difference and everyone should try. Friday, November 26, 2010. Alright, I can’t believe that I haven’t written about the salutations and conversations in this culture! Greeting people is very important here and it’s also a sign of respect to your elders, to people of authority, and of course to the white-girl that happens to be sitting with all the Mamas. ;). So, here are the typical questions EVERY person will ask you EVERYDAY, morning and night:. Used especi...
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin: The HEAT is On
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin. One person can make a difference and everyone should try. Sunday, February 5, 2012. The HEAT is On. Yes, the hot season has arrived. Bye bye cool nights of sleeping in my bed with a sheet and hello to nights of sleeping on my cement floor next to my screen door. The truth is I’ve got words coming out of my ears! December and January I used 2 sheets at night and wore a sweater in the mornings. A sort of African winter. Not much else to say but the heat is here. L. I’ve been re...
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin: Ready to change Villages!
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin. One person can make a difference and everyone should try. Saturday, July 14, 2012. Ready to change Villages! Yes, it is true…I am staying in Benin a bit longer than my original end of service date. I’m extending my service for a few months which means I’ll be back “home” in December/January-ish instead of September. I h. Aven’t set a REAL date yet. Why am I staying? Well, I will be continuing and expanding upon a project that was begun by another volunteer. Some of the activities I...
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin: July 2011
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin. One person can make a difference and everyone should try. Friday, July 29, 2011. YOUR CHANCE TO HELP MY VILLAGE OUT! Greetings Friends and Family! Well, you all knew that the day would come when I would ask for alittle monetary support for a Peace Corps project here in Benin.THAT TIME IS NOW! This project cannot happen without the support of my friends and family back in America so if you could donate just a few dollars that would be spectacular! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). You pro...
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin: July 2012
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin. One person can make a difference and everyone should try. Saturday, July 14, 2012. Ready to change Villages! Yes, it is true…I am staying in Benin a bit longer than my original end of service date. I’m extending my service for a few months which means I’ll be back “home” in December/January-ish instead of September. I h. Aven’t set a REAL date yet. Why am I staying? Well, I will be continuing and expanding upon a project that was begun by another volunteer. Some of the activities I...
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin: Summer Camp...Beninese Style
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Tout Va Bien au Bénin. One person can make a difference and everyone should try. Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Summer Camp.Beninese Style. For the last 2 weeks I have workin’ to get kids to THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX! So where was I? Science, Art, and Engineering CAMP! Myself along with 2 other PC volunteers chose to help out and we were the “animators”/teachers for the classes. Elaina chose science, Bailey taught Engineering, and I taught ART! Here is a little information about the projects we did in each class:...