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HIV/AIDS Awareness Week
HIV/AIDS Awareness Week 27 June 2004 HIV/AIDS Awareness Week is theoretically a week of optimism. You hope your small corner of the world becomes more aware of the devastating effect of the disease, and the ways to prevent becoming infected. But sometimes you fear that there is nothing you can do to bridge the gap …
Oshakati
Oshakati & Ondangwa The nearest of northern Namibia’s twin cities, Ondangwa, was 80km from our house. We hitchhiked there nearly every weekend to buy groceries, check our PO box, and visit with other volunteers who also came into town. “The Owambo capital, Oshakati, may be a friendly, bustling hive of activity, but the uninspiring commercial …
Omege Village
Omege Village November – December 2002 We lived in Omege for ten weeks during our pre-service training and stayed with a host family.
Time Is Going
Time Is Going 21 August 2004 “You may ask why I’m saying all this. I say it because I fear for the younger generation, for you people.” —Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe In the beginning, we told you there were four seasons in Namibia. That was what they taught us during training, along …
Condom Day
“It’s Condom Day!” 18 June 2004 WARNING! THIS E-MAIL CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT AND SHOULD NOT BE READ BY THOSE WHO LIKE TO MAINTAIN THAT THE STORK BROUGHT THE BABY. You joined The Peace Corps because you wanted to change the world in some small way. This idea roughly translated into teaching English in Namibia, so …
Omege Learners
Omege Learners We had our training at Ondjura Combined School in Omege from November to December 2002.
Brandberg Mountain
Brandberg Mountain May 2003 “The Brandberg (Fire Mountain), is named for the effect created by the setting sun on its western face, which causes this granite massif to resemble a burning slag heap glowing red. Its summit, Konigstein, is Namibia’s highest peak at 2573m.”–Lonely Planet Namibia Ride over Uis in the Power Hanglider click here …
Stories of Life Here
The Game that Plays Itself 18 July 2004 * * * The Stories It’s Saturday morning. I’m in a taxi, reading the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, “The Shipping News.” It’s written mostly in fragments- subject or predicate omitted. It reads like poetry. An epic. I get the rhythm of it in my own thoughts. It …
Luderitz
LÜDERITZ & DIAZ POINT January 2004 & May 2004 “Lüderitz is a surreal colonial relic huddling against the barren, windswept Namib Desert Coast.” –Lonely Planet Namibia Diaz Point (near Luderitz)
Chobe and Victoria Falls
Our Adventure to Chobe and Victoria Falls 8 May 2004 The first trimester of the school term ended on Friday April 30th, with the usual amount of waiting around for a few procrastinating teachers to finish writing their reports. I spent the morning visiting with the learners and taking photos of them-since for some reason …