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25 Nov 04
Pop Quiz 25 November 2004 Hi All, Well our time here in this fair country is almost up; in fact, this is our last email typed from Ekulo. We leave our school on December 5th and head down to Windhoek for a week, then go on to Cape Town and on Dec 19th we land …
24Sep04
The Black Dragon 24 September 2004 I’m having a rare cell-phone conversation, when Onesmus comes to the door. I wave him in, gesture to the couch and pile of magazines, and then continue talking to Zac’s dad about an AIDS survey he wants me to conduct. The conversation goes on, and I glance at Onesmus, …
23 Oct 04
Love in Namibia 23 October 2004 I’m going to write about love, a word that is overused, but not used enough; a word that is difficult to define and yet we assume people know what we mean when we say it. For the sake of this essay, let me define love as a profound caring …
Windhoek
Windhoek the capital of Namibia | population: 160,000 “Namibia’s Central Highlands are dominated by its small, German-influenced capital, Windhoek. This isn’t only Namibia’s geographical heart, it’s also the country’s road and rail crossroads, as well as its commercial nerve center. Set among low hills at an elevation of 1660m, the capital city enjoys dry, clean …
23 Dec 04
The Last Days 23 December 2004 Hello Everyone, Zac and I have arrived back in the U.S.A. It’s cold here! But since you already know all about that, let me instead give you an account of our last couple of weeks in Africa. On December 1st, there was a goodbye party for us and the …
Peace Corps Volunteers
Volunteers We were part of the 20th group of Peace Corps Volunteers in Namibia. There were 40 in our group to begin with, and about 30 completed the full two-year contract. Our fellow volunteers ranged in age from 22-65, although most were just out of college. group 20 peace corps volunteers after swearing-in ceremony Omege …
18Sep04
Farewell, electrical hair! 19 September 2004 Farewell After class, Eino and Onesmus loiter around to talk to me. “Miss, don’t you have any big bowls, like for salads?” “Um, not really. Maybe one. Why?” “I want to make salads.” “Why?” “To eat.” Eino can be a bit shady, and so the conversation goes on like …
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls (Zambia) May 2004 “Victoria Falls is one of Africa’s great contributions to world tourism. It lies at a crossroads, of sorts: The convergence of four countries–Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia–and the confluence of two of the continent’s greatest river systems, the Zambezi and the Kwando-Mashi-Linyanti-Chobe. The waterfall itself can only be described as …
18 Nov 04
Lucky 18 November 2004 Yesterday evening, I had a phone interview with Michael in New Jersey about the teaching job in China. “So, how do you like Nambia? Has everything been OK?” he asked, friendly, but perhaps fishing for hints of unease, resentment, cultural conflicts. “Namibia?” I replied, emphasizing the second syllable. “It’s been great-I’ve …
Trees
Trees & Bushes of Namibia Quiver Tree Forest “Kokerbooms (Aloe dichotoma), or quiver trees, are widespread throughout southern Namibian. They belong to the aloe family and can grow to heights of 8m. The name is derived from their lightweight branches, which were formerly used as quivers by the San hunters; they would …