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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 …
What’s been happening with Sera?
What’s Been Happening with Sera? 2 February – 2 March 2004 “You think you are the greatest sufferer in the world. Do you know that men are sometimes banished for life?” —Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Excerpts of letters from Stateside Sera: 2 February Dear Zac, I finally got to talk to Dr. …
Ekulo Learners
Ekulo Learners In our two years at Ekulo, we taught over 400 different learners. Grades 11-12 Grades 8-10 Ekulo HIV/AIDS Awareness Club Matric Farewell 2004
Maths Tests and Other Questions
Math Tests and Other Questions 29 February 2004 Hello from Namibia, Year two is in high gear now and things here are going pretty well. My teaching is going good. I just finished the very fun topic of “probability” with my 12th graders. It was the first time any of them had seen the topic …
Kolmanskop
Kolmanskop & KLEIN AUS MOUNTAINS January 2004 and May 2004 “The ghost town was once the Consolidated Diamond Mines headquarters. However, the slump in diamond sales after WWI and the discovery of richer pickings at Oranjemund ended its heyday and by 1956, the town was totally deserted. Some buildings have been restored, but many have …
Arcaro Rest Camp
the Arcaro Rest Camp These are photos of our government house at Ekulo Senior Secondary School. Most volunteers stay with host families, but we had our own house with 4 bedrooms, two toilets, two showers with hot water, six sinks, two doors, some screens, and plenty of electricity. Hence, it was affectionately dubbed, “The Arcaro …
Ruacana Falls
A Wet Weekend at Ruacana Falls 26 March 2004 Hello Everyone, I hope you all had a happy Independence Day last weekend. That’s right; Namibia hit the big one-four on the 21st of March. I didn’t see too much fanfare but I did take advantage of the four-day weekend with a trip up to Ruacana …