Three thousand Ethiopians are about to watch me do something I haven’t done since I was an eight-year-old at Church Camp, or Boy Scout Camp, I can’t remember which. Something I knew I’d have to do one day. Something that … Continue reading →
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In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, these are a few things that I’ve grown to love over the past nine months. #1 My Host Family Photo credit: Kelly DiVesta Left to right: Me, Genet, a cousin, Tsedale, Genet — also, … Continue reading →
The the holidays are (almost*) over, and they may have been Santa-less but they were just as holly jolly ho ho ho. As the only Peace Corps Volunteer in my town, I decided to travel for Christmas and when I … Continue reading →
I interrupt this blog’s regularly scheduled Peace Corps posts (but check back later this week!) to bring you something a little more literary. Back in 2002 or thereabouts, I started to keep a list of all the books I read … Continue reading →
This has been the week of weeks, in a good way — nay, in a great way. Last week, I planned the first training session in a series of teacher methodology and pedagogy trainings and I kicked it off this … Continue reading →
Instead of describing my new house to you… This is what my compound looks like. In a previous post, I wrote about how most Ethiopians live in a compound of some kind; these are fenced-in clusters of homes, where whole … Continue reading →
In October 2010, I decided to start running regularly, to make it a thing. I began to run 3-4 times a week, always with music. I depended on Gaga, Kanye and MJ to get me through the hellish 30 minutes … Continue reading →
Oh, hey, this is a new thing I’m trying, this Photo Friday. Ideally, I’ll write a weekly post that includes photos I’ve taken in the past week, so you can get a better idea of what I’m doing, where I’m … Continue reading →
When I moved from Gimbi to Welkite, everything became new again. New house, new language, new people. New kids. I’d been in Gimbi for a couple of months and the kids were getting used to the idea that I didn’t … Continue reading →
The Structure of the Ethiopian Education System The first time I remember hearing about an education system different from that of the United States was from a German foreign exchange student named Sven who referred to kittens as “puppy cats.” … Continue reading →
Lately, I’ve been thinking about elves and plumbers and cavemen. Before video game controllers had two joysticks and a dozen buttons, I used to play a lot of Super Nintendo. For a brief span of years, I was as good … Continue reading →
Note: I wrote this yesterday and meant to post it yesterday, but the internet network was down, so please adjust the dates and time references accordingly in your mind. I’m in my landlord’s house, sitting on the couch, holding a … Continue reading →
The summer that I decided for sure I was going to apply to the Peace Corps, I spent long hours on the agency’s website, clicking each of the tabs, reading each of the stories, watching each of the videos – … Continue reading →
Yesterday marked an important point in my time with the Peace Corps. My acronym changed. That is, I am no longer JD Mitchell, PCT; now I’m JD Mitchell, PCV. After ten exhausting but instructive weeks of Pre-Service Training (PST), the … Continue reading →
Whow. I’m alive. And I’ve been alive in Ethiopia for more than a month now. My internet is still sporadic, as you may’ve guessed by the (in)frequency of my blogging, and even now my time is limited, so here are … Continue reading →
Disclaimer: the internet is very sporadic and my access to a computer has been very limited* and it will probably continue to be this way for the next few months, but I’ve been journaling and taking photos and I want … Continue reading →
Oh. Shit. I could probably leave it at that. Tomorrow morning, I leave for Atlanta where I’ll meet the other 70-ish Peace Corps volunteers who will be serving in Ethiopia. For the past two weeks, I’ve been shopping and eating … Continue reading →
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