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Living on Less Than $2 a Day
September 13, 2011 “Why go all the way to Africa when there are people in the U.S. that need help?” We were asked this a few times before departing for Zambia in February, 2011. We tried to explain the hardships … Continue reading
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Getting Started in the Village
August 10, 2011 We have reached our 3 month mark of our service; 6 months now in country. It has been amazingly and surprisingly busy. The months of June and July passed in the blink of an eye and quite … Continue reading
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Popcorn, Banene, and the Iwes
May 19,2011 During our first full week in the village, we have been getting used to how to prepare our food. Sounds simple but we have no refrigeration, no stove, and not even a table. We use coal or firewood … Continue reading
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Peace Corps Zambia PST
April 26, 2011 Chongwe, Zambia In a little more than a week, we will be officially sworn in as Peace Corps Volunteers. A lot has happened in the past 11 weeks that we have been in country for our Pre-Service … Continue reading
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Venturing further into Tibet
July 29, 2010 Shigatse, Tibet Today we left for Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet. We had a long drive to reach it from Lhasa, about 7 hours. Nobody was really looking forward to the drive, especially Alisa who … Continue reading
The Potala Palace
July 28, 2010 Lhasa, Tibet One of the stipulations of being granted the permit to enter Tibet was that we must have a tour and that we cannot enter monasteries without a guide. Our visit to the Potala Palace has … Continue reading
Lhasa, Tibet
July 27, 2010 Lhasa, Tibet At long last we are in Tibet. Last time we were in China, we wanted to come here but couldn’t arrange the permits in time. We were well prepared and had laid the groundwork months … Continue reading
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The Great Wall Caper
July 22, 2010 Beijing For my birthday we arranged for transportation so Bobby, Alisa, and I can camp on a “wild wall”, one of the sections of the Great Wall of China that is not restored. We spent the morning … Continue reading
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Riding the Trans-Siberian Train
July 17, 2010 Beijing Our train ride from Mongolia to China really couldn’t have gone any better. Our friend dropped us off at the train station with our gigantic bags (filled with carpets, tea sets, and paintings) and saw us … Continue reading
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Nadaam Festival
July 14, 2010 We finally made it to the end of our time in Mongolia. Nadaam came and went. The events were interesting to watch but even more fascinating was the Mongolian’s enthusiasm and embracing of their culture. One would … Continue reading