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Idle Talk
Idle Talk 9 October 2003 I’m going to start this e-mail in a typical Namibian fashion: Greetings colleagues. So-o, I don’t really have anything to say…it’s only that…[insert 2 hour meeting about “nothing” here]. But really, not much is happening around here. It’s hot—high of 103F today. HIV/AIDS club is going along somewhat haphazardly. The …
letterS
HOME | LETTERS (chronological) letters by Topic These letters are organized according to content, although some cover several topics. Also, please note that the “back” and “forward” links at the bottom of each letter go in chronological order. Descriptions of Namibia (environment, culture, people) There is no dirt here | Omege, Our Village | Ekulo, Our …
Chobe
Chobe National Park May 2004 Chobe National Park is a game preserve in northern Botswana. click here to read the e-mail about our trip to Chobe National Park
In Windhoek for 2 Weeks
In Windhoek for Two Weeks 6-17 November 2003 “Obierika was a man who thought about things. When the will of the goddess had been done, he sat down in his obi and mourned his friend’s calamity. Why should a man suffer so grievously for an offence he had committed inadvertently? But although he thought for …
Chickens
Chickens! We bought one hen from a learner in October 2003. Over the next year, we had nearly 40 chickens under our supervision.
Cattle
Cattle Cattle are a sign of wealth in Owamboland.
Cape Town
Cape Town (South Africa) January 2004 & December 2004 Cape Town Hike up Table Mountain Robben Island & District 6 Museum Nelson Mandela’s cell click here to read Zac’s email about his trip to Cape Town in Jan ’04 or read Sera’s account of the trip in Dec ’04
Non-Disclosure
“Non-disclosure” 5 November 2003 “Just when things are going along all right, without fail someone or something will come along and spoil everything. Somebody should write that down as a fundamental law of the Universe. The principal of perpetual disappointment.” —Master Harold and the Boys by Athol Fugard If ever there is a doubt …
End of the First Year Teaching in Namibia
Things Fizzle Out 5 December 2003 The school year is finished now. I’ve marked my last set of exams, recorded the marks, wrote reports, gave them to learners, then came home and started a Jane Austen novel that I’d been saving for a reward. This year ended kind of weird. Things just sort of fizzled …
A Traditional Sling
Things Fall Apart 4 November 2003 Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. –W. B. Yeats: ‘The Second Coming’ On Saturday night my AIDS awareness club had their HIV/AIDS performance. I was very impressed …