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Sep 21, 20178 min

Sossusvlei | It's Like Another Planet

Sossusvlei is like landing on another planet, with its rich red dunes against the pale blue sky. Dead Vlei had me imagining being on Mars, s

Sep 12, 20174 min

One Year in Country

August was a tumultuous month of exams, trainings, marking, and a very short vacation. With the second term of the school year coming to...

Sep 12, 20173 min

Celebrating America Abroad

July went by quickly filled with master tests, lots of marking, garden club meetings, and all things school related. Garden club has...

Aug 2, 20172 min

A Rocky Start to Term Two

With the beginning of June came the beginning of the school term again. Term 2 was a bit on the bumpy side with kids having to relearn...

May 18, 20173 min

First School Term Complete

Most of April was spent at my site, more specifically at school. Here in Namibia we three school terms a year. Term 1 is January to...

Apr 9, 20174 min

A Wonderous Wonder of the World

Here in Namibia, we have a midterm break… not spring break. It’s not spring over here in the southern hemisphere and fall break just...

Nov 2, 20163 min

Peace Corps Crib Edition

I’ve been living in my new home for almost two weeks now. The day after swearing-in, five of us and our school representatives piled into...

Oct 26, 20162 min

I’m OFFICIALLY a Peace Corps Volunteer!

On October 20th 2016, myself and 52 other trainees swore-in as Peace Corps Volunteers in Namibia!!! After so many years of waiting for...

Oct 26, 20162 min

I’m headed to the north NORTH!

Last Friday, we had a very exciting day! SITE ANNOUNCEMENTS! The time had finally come to find out where we would be living in Namibia...