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Bisous du Benin!: March 2011
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My adventures in african livin'. Friday, March 25, 2011. Posted by shell dawg. This is kind of a project heavy couple of posts- but I wanted to let you guys know about the other projects I'm lining up for the next couple months. So you have an idea what I'm doing! PAPAS CLUB IN PENELAN. COMPUTER LESSONS IN BASSILA. Shannon's girl's club is have internet and computer lessons and the cyber cafe in Bassila in April. I'm gonna be there for the week to hang out and help, and we've invited my nice neighbor...
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Bisous du Benin!: November 2010
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My adventures in african livin'. Thursday, November 25, 2010. Posted by shell dawg. So my homolouge Reine is a month pregnant? She's had “malaria” on and off for like a month and a half. And a couple days ago when I was asking about her health, she started laughing and said it's not malaria, that she's pregnant.But she was laughing hysterically when she said it, so is she joking? She has a fiancee that lives in Cotonou, and I haven't seen him in months, so who's this baby daddy? Posted by shell dawg.
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Bisous du Benin!: July 2011
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My adventures in african livin'. Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Posted by shell dawg. It has been an egregious amount of time since my last blog post. For that, I apologize! I don't really remember what the last thing I told ya'll about was- but I've pretty much been on the road since the end of April doing In-Services for Peace Corps. Which generally means spending a lot of time in the south, and saving up my money so I can afford to go to the one Indian restaurant in the country. I love you both so much!
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Bisous du Benin!: November 2011
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My adventures in african livin'. Amour and vie lancement! Thursday, November 17, 2011. Posted by shell dawg. And Hugues, who is the Beninese guy in charge of Amour and Vie Cotonou. It was really great that they came out and supported us, and it's always really helpful to get somebody else to talk to your team in French, and cover anything that you (I) said, which your team (my team) totally ignored. We had yam pilee (mashed yams) and chicken. It was actually really good. Aledjo trip and mountain hike.
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Bisous du Benin!: malaria and food poisoning!
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My adventures in african livin'. Malaria and food poisoning! Thursday, November 17, 2011. Posted by shell dawg. A word about my health! Pretty much right after posting that last blog post about having malaria, I got back to Penelan and got malaria AGAIN. I don't think it was as bad as the last time, and I took the medicine pretty quickly and kept it in check. My mom is convinced that I was running myself a little ragged in between bouts and the first case of malaria never really left my body. Aledjo trip...
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Bisous du Benin!: aledjo trip and mountain hike
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My adventures in african livin'. Aledjo trip and mountain hike. Thursday, November 17, 2011. Posted by shell dawg. A couple weeks ago (.maybe a month? It was whenever kadafi died) my close mates Jared and Heather and I had a nice little pow-wow in Jared's town of Aledjo. They each live like only 10k away from me, but they are both teachers, and somehow our schedules never really line up, so it's very rarely that we're all together! In the morning we went and hiked the mountain, which was steep! Other Fun...
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Bisous du Benin!: amour & vie lancement!
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My adventures in african livin'. Amour and vie lancement! Thursday, November 17, 2011. Posted by shell dawg. And Hugues, who is the Beninese guy in charge of Amour and Vie Cotonou. It was really great that they came out and supported us, and it's always really helpful to get somebody else to talk to your team in French, and cover anything that you (I) said, which your team (my team) totally ignored. We had yam pilee (mashed yams) and chicken. It was actually really good. Yeah Shell, Im proud of you!
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Bisous du Benin!: EXTRA! EXTRA! Penelan news!
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My adventures in african livin'. Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Posted by shell dawg. So there have been a LOT of changes in Penelan! My homologue, Reine, DID have the mysterious baby! It was born the day after I left for America. Her name is Gracia (or Grace). She's adorable. Reine has like this swanky legit crib that she got in Cotonou for the baby. I don't know how she brought it up to village. so many things I'll never get. Now it's like a football field! I give it five more years. I can play my ukulele a...
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Bisous du Benin!: October 2010
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My adventures in african livin'. Things that are no problem at all? Sunday, October 31, 2010. Posted by shell dawg. MY DOG WHO I LOVE! I love you all, I hope you have a great week! I finally have my picture software- but the wi-fi isn't working in the bureau this week. So next time I get a wi-fi connection: picturepalooza! Posted in day to day. My problem is.food. Posted by shell dawg. Written 24 Oct 2010). Cookies, condensed milk. Hmm, anything you can think of. Sometimes I eat chips. I can literally fe...
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Bisous du Benin!: September 2010
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My adventures in african livin'. Sunday, September 5, 2010. Posted by shell dawg. So I'm just finishing up my post visit to Penelan! I'm at the Natitangou workstation right now, spending the night, and then I'm gonna head back down to Porto-Novo tomorrow with a group of other stagiers! Booo, I don't want to go back to host-family! It was fun to plan all the stuff I'm going to buy- but it made me a little restless to begin shopping. My house is two smallish rooms, and then I have a small little cement...