Hi all Bonjour tout le mondeI arrived in Lome the capital of Togo safe and sound last night after a two long flights both about 7 hours long with a short stop in the Paris airport. I am a little jet lagged but other than that I feel wonderful and I am so excited to be here. My French is quickly coming back to me and many aspects of what I've seen so far remind me very much of Madagascar
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On Thursday my training group all swore in as Peace Corps volunteers and now the two year countdown begins Not that I'm in any hurry to go home although I do miss everyone. I'm excited to get started working in my villageWe left Adeta Thursday morning and after a sad farewell to friends and host families as if I won't be in the same region for the next couple years we drove to Lome for som
I now know what people mean when they say that Peace Corps is a 247 job. And I'm not just talking about the fact that we constantly adapt to a faoreign language and culture even the work itself never seems to stop So I'll run down the projects that have been keeping me busy and making the time fly by some of which I've mentioned beforeI am finally starting up the gardening club at the l
AIDS Ride was a total success We biked about 30 km per day through probably the most hilly and mountainous region of the country and our two teams conducted HIVAIDS sensibilizations at upwards of 6 villages high schools and middle schools per day. I found my niche doing the condom demonstrations on a wooden penis but we all got to try out all of the aspects of the program ABCD skits for p
In the last 3 weeks Irsquove made many new friends in my village and itrsquos starting to feel like home. Even the children on the road are yelling BONSOIR STEVEN which is a lot better than Yovo I have a new friend that is in his final year of high school and I found lots of odd jobs for him to do so that I can justify helping him to pay his school fees. Cleaning the latrine and fixing t
Hi allSorry for the long delay I've experienced some technical difficulties and after writing a long entry just before Thanksgiving and lost the whole thing before I could publish. So let me fill you in...Basically this month has been one of the busiest of my life between work in my village traveling for meetings and of course a nice but ohsoshort Thanksgiving vacation.World AIDS Day was a
Hi everyoneThe last 2 weeks have flown by so fast that I am having trouble remembering exactly what happened. Basically I have been busy improving my French learning the Eve language and learning about small businesses and nonprofits in Togo. My days are pretty routine which helps them fly by breakfast around 730 then clas from 8 to 12 then a break for lunch when I go home and hang out w
So I've just spent my first two weeks or so in village and to be totally honest it was much harder than I expected. I am living on my own now in a rural African community which means I do all my shopping manage my time and schedule and my learn the ropes of who I can depend on around me. It's difficult to constantly feel like a stranger since every time I leave the house children shout the Yo
I am in an internet cafe in Atakpame the regional capital of the Plateau and I finlly found an internet cafe that is not excruciatingly slow. I am on my way back to Adeta to finish the last month of stage or training but first I will spend the weekend here with all the other regional PCVs to throw a party and stay in the Maison de Passage here. This is where we will come to meet colect mail
Sorry for the delay in posting a new entry. The computers in Togo are incredibly slow and we have to travel 45 minutes to get to a working internet cafe so I may not be able to corespond as much as I had hoped at leat until I finish training and swear in as a Peace Corps volunteers so that I can access the fast computers and post some pictures.The last few days have been full of excitement an
Happy New Year everyone I'm looking forward to a healthy and prosperous 2007 and quite possibly my first full year in AfricaSo what's new here you ask Not much except that I realized I've been writing so much about my work that I've neglected all the other facets of living in Togo the food the music the clothing the friendships and the way of life. So I'll try to fill in some of thes
I now know what people mean when they say that Peace Corps is a 247 job. And I'm not just talking about the fact that we constantly adapt to a faoreign language and culture even the work itself never seems to stop So I'll run down the projects that have been keeping me busy and making the time fly by some of which I've mentioned beforeI am finally starting up the gardening club at the l
Hi all Bonjour tout le mondeI arrived in Lome the capital of Togo safe and sound last night after a two long flights both about 7 hours long with a short stop in the Paris airport. I am a little jet lagged but other than that I feel wonderful and I am so excited to be here. My French is quickly coming back to me and many aspects of what I've seen so far remind me very much of Madagascar
Welcome to my first Travel Blog Tonight I received my Peace Corps staging kit in the mail staging is the twoday orientation in the States prior to departure to the host country and I am officially beginning my Peace Corps training on June 7 2006 I am going to finish up my classes here fly home to York PA on June 2 and then drive to Philadelphia to begin stagingBut let me back up a l
In the last 3 weeks Irsquove made many new friends in my village and itrsquos starting to feel like home. Even the children on the road are yelling BONSOIR STEVEN which is a lot better than Yovo I have a new friend that is in his final year of high school and I found lots of odd jobs for him to do so that I can justify helping him to pay his school fees. Cleaning the latrine and fixing t
Salut mes amis I know itrsquos been a while but believe me Irsquove been impatiently waiting to reach out to you all as well especially because of the encouraging feedback Irsquom getting from all over the world.So whatrsquos new As usual Irsquoll start with my projects because my life does really center around my work partly because I enjoy it so much. The gardening club is surely
Hi againFirst of all I want to send out a huge THANK YOU to everyone that came to my sendoff party in York Penn. You guys brought the most useful things I could imagine things that I had completely overlooked and had to slip into my luggage and I it makes it so much easier for me to leave knowing that I won't be alone because I have a whole community of friends and family supporting me Sp
Happy New Year everyone I'm looking forward to a healthy and prosperous 2007 and quite possibly my first full year in AfricaSo what's new here you ask Not much except that I realized I've been writing so much about my work that I've neglected all the other facets of living in Togo the food the music the clothing the friendships and the way of life. So I'll try to fill in some of thes
Hi everyoneThe last 2 weeks have flown by so fast that I am having trouble remembering exactly what happened. Basically I have been busy improving my French learning the Eve language and learning about small businesses and nonprofits in Togo. My days are pretty routine which helps them fly by breakfast around 730 then clas from 8 to 12 then a break for lunch when I go home and hang out w
AIDS Ride was a total success We biked about 30 km per day through probably the most hilly and mountainous region of the country and our two teams conducted HIVAIDS sensibilizations at upwards of 6 villages high schools and middle schools per day. I found my niche doing the condom demonstrations on a wooden penis but we all got to try out all of the aspects of the program ABCD skits for p
I had a great minivacation to Ouagadougou Waga Burkina Faso followed by an inservice training for business volunteers and an allvolunteer conference and now I'm ready to get back to work in my village.Waga is a beautiful city very developed with big buildings wide clean boulevards good restaurants and beautiful cinemas. I took a bush taxi trip up the country so I got to see Kara an
Hi allSorry for the long delay I've experienced some technical difficulties and after writing a long entry just before Thanksgiving and lost the whole thing before I could publish. So let me fill you in...Basically this month has been one of the busiest of my life between work in my village traveling for meetings and of course a nice but ohsoshort Thanksgiving vacation.World AIDS Day was a
On Thursday my training group all swore in as Peace Corps volunteers and now the two year countdown begins Not that I'm in any hurry to go home although I do miss everyone. I'm excited to get started working in my villageWe left Adeta Thursday morning and after a sad farewell to friends and host families as if I won't be in the same region for the next couple years we drove to Lome for som
I am in an internet cafe in Atakpame the regional capital of the Plateau and I finlly found an internet cafe that is not excruciatingly slow. I am on my way back to Adeta to finish the last month of stage or training but first I will spend the weekend here with all the other regional PCVs to throw a party and stay in the Maison de Passage here. This is where we will come to meet colect mail
Well you all must be wondering what happened to me since I haven't written in quite a while. I've been keeping quite busy and I'll update you on all that. Also this website has been down and it seems I've lost my last blog entry about my friend's visit. But to let you know the big news I had to leave the Peace Corps and return home to the US. The circumstances around my departure are very p
I have to give a great big Thank You to my best friend Norris for his visit to West Africa to see me last week It was an amazing experience for both of us his first trip to Africa and my chance to see my new home through his eyes and also see how far I've come at adapting to this difficult environment.We started his 12 day trip by traveling through Ghana because its always cheaper to fly into
As promised I found some time to write some more about what I'm doing besides taking adventurous vacations in Ghana.My main challenge right now is getting ready to move and transition my work from Elavagnon to the much larger regional hub of Atakpame. Themove will take place at the end of July but I am already working with Cate amp Wayne the current Atakpame SED Small Enterprise Development
So I've just spent my first two weeks or so in village and to be totally honest it was much harder than I expected. I am living on my own now in a rural African community which means I do all my shopping manage my time and schedule and my learn the ropes of who I can depend on around me. It's difficult to constantly feel like a stranger since every time I leave the house children shout the Yo
Sorry for the delay in posting a new entry. The computers in Togo are incredibly slow and we have to travel 45 minutes to get to a working internet cafe so I may not be able to corespond as much as I had hoped at leat until I finish training and swear in as a Peace Corps volunteers so that I can access the fast computers and post some pictures.The last few days have been full of excitement an
Hi allSorry for the long delay I've experienced some technical difficulties and after writing a long entry just before Thanksgiving and lost the whole thing before I could publish. So let me fill you in...Basically this month has been one of the busiest of my life between work in my village traveling for meetings and of course a nice but ohsoshort Thanksgiving vacation.World AIDS Day was a
AIDS Ride was a total success We biked about 30 km per day through probably the most hilly and mountainous region of the country and our two teams conducted HIVAIDS sensibilizations at upwards of 6 villages high schools and middle schools per day. I found my niche doing the condom demonstrations on a wooden penis but we all got to try out all of the aspects of the program ABCD skits for p
I now know what people mean when they say that Peace Corps is a 247 job. And I'm not just talking about the fact that we constantly adapt to a faoreign language and culture even the work itself never seems to stop So I'll run down the projects that have been keeping me busy and making the time fly by some of which I've mentioned beforeI am finally starting up the gardening club at the l
Happy New Year everyone I'm looking forward to a healthy and prosperous 2007 and quite possibly my first full year in AfricaSo what's new here you ask Not much except that I realized I've been writing so much about my work that I've neglected all the other facets of living in Togo the food the music the clothing the friendships and the way of life. So I'll try to fill in some of thes
As promised I found some time to write some more about what I'm doing besides taking adventurous vacations in Ghana.My main challenge right now is getting ready to move and transition my work from Elavagnon to the much larger regional hub of Atakpame. Themove will take place at the end of July but I am already working with Cate amp Wayne the current Atakpame SED Small Enterprise Development
In the last 3 weeks Irsquove made many new friends in my village and itrsquos starting to feel like home. Even the children on the road are yelling BONSOIR STEVEN which is a lot better than Yovo I have a new friend that is in his final year of high school and I found lots of odd jobs for him to do so that I can justify helping him to pay his school fees. Cleaning the latrine and fixing t
I have to give a great big Thank You to my best friend Norris for his visit to West Africa to see me last week It was an amazing experience for both of us his first trip to Africa and my chance to see my new home through his eyes and also see how far I've come at adapting to this difficult environment.We started his 12 day trip by traveling through Ghana because its always cheaper to fly into
I had a great minivacation to Ouagadougou Waga Burkina Faso followed by an inservice training for business volunteers and an allvolunteer conference and now I'm ready to get back to work in my village.Waga is a beautiful city very developed with big buildings wide clean boulevards good restaurants and beautiful cinemas. I took a bush taxi trip up the country so I got to see Kara an
Salut mes amis I know itrsquos been a while but believe me Irsquove been impatiently waiting to reach out to you all as well especially because of the encouraging feedback Irsquom getting from all over the world.So whatrsquos new As usual Irsquoll start with my projects because my life does really center around my work partly because I enjoy it so much. The gardening club is surely
I am in an internet cafe in Atakpame the regional capital of the Plateau and I finlly found an internet cafe that is not excruciatingly slow. I am on my way back to Adeta to finish the last month of stage or training but first I will spend the weekend here with all the other regional PCVs to throw a party and stay in the Maison de Passage here. This is where we will come to meet colect mail
Hi all Bonjour tout le mondeI arrived in Lome the capital of Togo safe and sound last night after a two long flights both about 7 hours long with a short stop in the Paris airport. I am a little jet lagged but other than that I feel wonderful and I am so excited to be here. My French is quickly coming back to me and many aspects of what I've seen so far remind me very much of Madagascar
Hi againFirst of all I want to send out a huge THANK YOU to everyone that came to my sendoff party in York Penn. You guys brought the most useful things I could imagine things that I had completely overlooked and had to slip into my luggage and I it makes it so much easier for me to leave knowing that I won't be alone because I have a whole community of friends and family supporting me Sp
Welcome to my first Travel Blog Tonight I received my Peace Corps staging kit in the mail staging is the twoday orientation in the States prior to departure to the host country and I am officially beginning my Peace Corps training on June 7 2006 I am going to finish up my classes here fly home to York PA on June 2 and then drive to Philadelphia to begin stagingBut let me back up a l
Sorry for the delay in posting a new entry. The computers in Togo are incredibly slow and we have to travel 45 minutes to get to a working internet cafe so I may not be able to corespond as much as I had hoped at leat until I finish training and swear in as a Peace Corps volunteers so that I can access the fast computers and post some pictures.The last few days have been full of excitement an
Hi everyoneThe last 2 weeks have flown by so fast that I am having trouble remembering exactly what happened. Basically I have been busy improving my French learning the Eve language and learning about small businesses and nonprofits in Togo. My days are pretty routine which helps them fly by breakfast around 730 then clas from 8 to 12 then a break for lunch when I go home and hang out w
On Thursday my training group all swore in as Peace Corps volunteers and now the two year countdown begins Not that I'm in any hurry to go home although I do miss everyone. I'm excited to get started working in my villageWe left Adeta Thursday morning and after a sad farewell to friends and host families as if I won't be in the same region for the next couple years we drove to Lome for som
Well you all must be wondering what happened to me since I haven't written in quite a while. I've been keeping quite busy and I'll update you on all that. Also this website has been down and it seems I've lost my last blog entry about my friend's visit. But to let you know the big news I had to leave the Peace Corps and return home to the US. The circumstances around my departure are very p
So I've just spent my first two weeks or so in village and to be totally honest it was much harder than I expected. I am living on my own now in a rural African community which means I do all my shopping manage my time and schedule and my learn the ropes of who I can depend on around me. It's difficult to constantly feel like a stranger since every time I leave the house children shout the Yo
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