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Thing Things You Don't Realize...

… when you have everything. Did you ever realize how dirty you get when you don’t have an actual shower? We are in the midst of dry season here and water is a more precious commodity than ever. While I am lucky and have gotten in good with neighbor kids who come to fetch water for me daily, the supply is still limited. As a result, bucket-bathing daily has become a luxury. That, and it’s really just a huge pain in the rear end. No worries, I have plentifu...
Out of Africa

Sitting at Philadelphia International airport waiting for my connecting flight to St. Louis and having a hard time believing that I am finally back in the USA, after 26 months. The layover in Brussels went smoothly. I parted ways with Laura who traveled with me from Yaoundé. We grabbed a Caramel Macchiato at Starbucks before boarding our respective flights. It felt very correct. I didn’t have the panic feelings that I encountered when landing in Paris last summer. This was a good sign, ...
Books For Cameroon

A proud moment when the 40-foot container carrying 23,000+ books donated by Books For Africa for the Books For Cameroon project arrived in my provinical capital.
Me and my counterpart

Me and my 3rd year counterpart - Dr. William Jimbo, the PMTCT Advisor to PEPFAR
Young Women Empowerment Groups

Part of a PCV created activity in 4 villages to empower young women in HIV prevention as part of the District's Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) program.
Crazy cat woman

Showing my cat to some neighborhood boys. Yes, they totally thought I was the crazy cat woman/a witch.
Ouch!

Documenting just one of the MANY injections we got during pre-service training.
Wheel barrow races

Neighborhood kids holding wheelbarrow races in my front yard. Molepolole, Botswana
New Years Eve

Celebrating New Years Eve with my friends Jes & Kelone and their extended family.
Gooooooooal!

Mosotho woman kicking a goal against Kagiso Tselametse - goal keeper for the Botswana national football team (the Zebras) in Nkange, Botswana. The event was part of a PCV created campaign "Zebras for Life, Test for Life" to promote HIV testing among men using Zebra players as role models.

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