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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 …
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 …
