Settling In
Ramblings
Thursday, May 28, 2009 | 7:35 pmI’m going to party it up in Mombasa this weekend. The problem is, I have nothing to wear. I’ve spent the last 6 months tearing, staining, and stretching out my clothes in an attempt to better integrate into my community (or perhaps I’m just really clumsy and sloppy and bad at hand washing). [...]
Sabbatical
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 | 7:00 pmI plan to take a little break from this blog for a while.
I think I’ve finally hit my first low-point since arriving in country; the point when all of the development work that I had hoped to accomplish in my two-year stint appears to be a farce and where I spend more time [...]
Exploration
Friday, February 20, 2009 | 8:25 pmDr. Livingstone may have spent twenty-five years traversing East Africa, but nothing compares to the elation I felt today as I explored and conquered every inch of my little village.
Tomorrow, a few friends are coming to the South Coast for a little camping and R&R. One of them expressed interest in viewing my site [...]
A Day In The Life
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 | 8:41 pmI’ve found some semblance of a daily routine, here in Kenya. Here’s a sample work day, to give you an idea of how I spend my time:
I never set my alarm, though I have a variety of natural methods for waking up in the morning. My first nudge is the first call [...]
Project Gutenberg
Monday, January 26, 2009 | 12:09 pmA fellow PCV just turned me onto Project Gutenberg, the first and largest collection of free e-books online. There are over 27,000 complete titles available in the catalog, plus access to 100,000 other titles via partner and affiliate sites. You can download these books as small text files and read them on your [...]
Goodbye, Week Two
Thursday, January 22, 2009 | 11:11 pmMy last two weeks at site have flown by. I can’t believe how fast things are moving now. Most volunteers have a hard time knowing what to do with themselves in the first weeks or months at site. Me, I have more work than I know what to do with!
Formality in The [...]
A Day In The Life…
Saturday, January 17, 2009 | 7:40 pm…of a Peace Corps Volunteer:
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It’s a tough job, I admit.
And just for kicks:
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That is all for today.
Further Adjustment
Friday, January 16, 2009 | 9:56 amI’ve had a few days to settle in to my new site now. I’m working on getting all the things I need for my room (furniture, personal items) and I’m trying to learn my way around the village. In spite of this being a very small place, I’ve still managed to get turned [...]
Home
Saturday, January 10, 2009 | 8:08 pmTraveling to Site
Getting from Nairobi to my new home in Coast Province was quite an adventure. I had five large bags plus two buckets to tow, all of which needed to follow me on public transportation. Luckily, Peace Corps offered to bring my bags to MASH, the depot that runs buses between Nairobi [...]