I hesitated for a while trying to decide whether or not I wanted to write one last entry. Summing up two years cannot be done. Even trying to pin down everything I’m feeling at the moment seems impossbile. Currently travelling through Europe with a couple of friends which certainly makes all of this easier. Saying [...]
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About a year ago I found myself in a little bit of a slump. I was a few months back from a visit to the states, and a couple months away from a trip to Ghana. In an attempt to raise my spirits I started making a list of the things I will miss most [...]
I am silly. I am naive. I am stupid. How easily we forget. How could I possibly think that hot season would be my last challenge? In Mali, there are always more challenges. Just a couple of examples.. I decided to come out of my retirement from African running for one last half marathon. This was a [...]
May in Kayes region is hot (funtini be = it’s hot). It still hasn’t rained in my village since the middle of November. I basically sweat all day. The other day I attempted to run in the morning before school. The run went pretty well, but I never cooled down. I was sitting in on a [...]
Other than my Dr. Phil rants things went really at site this past month. I’ve begun sleeping outside because of the heat. I love it. I’m even used to all the animal noises that used to scare me. My school took an almost two week vacation after the second semester for what they seemed to [...]
I was skyping with a friend today, and we realized that it was the same temperature in the US was here. Only his was Fahrenheit and mine was Celsius. Yeah hot season is coming on strong. It’s 45 degrees. That’s about 112 or so for all you Fahrenheit folk. Somehow though, it’s not bothering me as [...]
Even since I wrote that entry not even a month ago, I have had many more crazy adventures in Malian transport. One volunteer had a bag stolen/lost off the top of a bus. The sketchy bus company attempted to somehow put the blame on us. At this point several other volunteers jumped to her aid and started [...]
I am superman. I am unbreakable. I do not get sick. This is what I have always believed. I remember in 2nd grade I got the chicken pox. After that, I didn’t miss a day of school for ten years. My senior year my mom wanted me to miss a day of school so that [...]
(From Jan 28) I probably spent a few days more than I should have here in Kayes upon my return from the states. I don’t really know why I was so nervous to go back to Dialafara. As soon as I went to the “bus stop” (which is to say the side of the road [...]
I finally made it back to Mali! I had an amazing few weeks back in the great US of A. My dad picked me up at the airport with multiple coats, gloves, and hats. Strangely though, the things that I thought would be hardest to adjust to really weren’t at all what I thought they [...]
Sometimes Mali just kicks your butt. I was feeling so upbeat last time I wrote. Somewhere between an 11-hour bus ride from Bamako to Kayes, and a 9-hour trip to Dialafara I was beat. Thats nine hours for 100 miles! Do the math on that, it’s not pretty. The day I got back we had [...]
How many times in life do we truly get a chance to relive our past? Yesterday felt like I was doing exactly that. I really didn’t realize it would prove to be such a retrospective day. Almost exactly one year ago few of us ran the IST Half Marathon from the PC bureau in Bamako to our training [...]
The other day I decided it was too hot for hair. I also decided that I wasn’t about to let my host brother, Sory, make me bleed to death again. So, I got up out of my hammock and walked to the barber. The barber is on the main road, which is to say the [...]
Back to (relative) civilization after 6 weeks at site. So you can bet my brain has been busy. Back by popular demand. Follow me inside Boo’s Brain!… ..When I got back to site after my trip to Ghana I had been gone for quite a while. Also, all my students came back from their home [...]
My favorite sportswriter Rick Reilly likes to do these pieces he calls “too short for a column,” when he has a bunch of short ideas. So, before I go into hibernation for a while I’m going to steal his idea and talk about some random stuff… ..As a white guy living in Africa I’m used [...]
What a great vacation..except for the race. I could come up with a million excuses..lack of water, heat, not knowing where to go, etc. In all honesty I’ve lived here for over a year now and I should’ve been ready for all that. I was not. I don’t like to make excuses. I simply was [...]
I am in love with a girl named Bato. Ok, so she’s actually two years old, but she is my new best friend. Bato or Batos, as she is called, is short for Batogoma (meaning literally that she is named for her mother). She is the happiest little kid I have ever seen. Always laughing [...]
I definitely did not realize how lonely the summer was going to be here. First off, all of the teachers I have made friends with are from regions far from here. As a result, the minute the last test is taken they all disperse to their own villages in the furthest regions of Mali. On [...]
Hard to believe it but I have now achieved veteran volunteer status. I’m hanging out in Kayes for a few days. We’re about to welcome several new volunteers to the region. Without a doubt, it will be incredibly strange being on the other end of this experience. Do I really know any more than I [...]
Before today I didn’t realize that it could be 95° and yet feel like 106°. Weather.com and then my breathing on my run confirmed that this could in fact happen. The marathon in Ghana is about 2 1/2 months away, so I need to get serious about running. Even if it means sweating like Patrick [...]
DISCLAIMER: This blog states only the opinions of a Peace Corps volunteer and in no way states the opinions of the Peace Corps Organization or the US gov. Exactly one year ago, July 10th, 2009, I arrived here in Mali. It’s hard to believe I’ve been here a year already. I think back to that [...]
DISCLAIMER: This blog states only the opinions of a Peace Corps volunteer and in no way states the opinions of the Peace Corps Organization or the US gov. It’s been a really good and quick last few weeks at site. If I had it to do over again I really think I should’ve hurried back [...]
DISCLAIMER: This blog states only the opinions of a Peace Corps volunteer and in no way states the opinions of the Peace Corps Organization or the US gov. Wow! I don’t know how to even begin to describe my trip to the good old USA. It was amazing, overwhelming, sad, and so many other emotions [...]
DISCLAIMER: This blog states only the opinions of a Peace Corps volunteer and in no way states the opinions of the Peace Corps Organization or the US gov. Last month was easily my toughest at site thus far. Particularly the first few days of 115 degree weather. At that temperature the sun just zaps any [...]
DISCLAIMER: This blog states only the opinions of a Peace Corps volunteer and in no way states the opinions of the Peace Corps Organization or the US gov. Well, it has been a wild month at site. Now I’m back in Kayes and on my way home! The other day I had a day that, [...]
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I’m currently in Bamako. Just got my swine flu shot. I’m about to celebrate a couple of holidays with some other Peace Corps volunteers.
Whenever I’m away from site [...]
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So, my parents, because they love me so much send me tons of packages. In one of them, I had asked them for a calendar. I also asked [...]
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Another amazing vacation is in the books as I continue to enjoy some of the perks of being a Peace Corps volunteer.
Where I sit now in Kayes is [...]
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Well, life here in Mali is definitely an up an down type of deal. A lot of days I feel good, walk through town, greet everyone, and feel [...]
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The following was from January 26th:
Today was a really sad and frustrating day. Abdoulaye Sow, a friend of mine died in Bamako, in a terrible motorcycle accident.
I don’t [...]
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Well, I’m still in Kayes. I have no idea why I’m in a good mood considering the day I just had. I think I’m no longer surprised by [...]
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First off I wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year for 2010! Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas as well!
Not that I’ve celebrated a ton of Christmases, but [...]
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Right now, I am having a great time at sports camp. Oops I mean IST (inter-service training.
Seriously though, I’ve been playing basketball pretty much every day. I’m currently [...]
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First of all, in case you don’t know Fabien Barthez was the goalie for the French national team in 1998 when they won the world cup.
I know it’s been a [...]
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Two years is a long time…
Just thought I’d throw that out there. More than three months here already. Time is really flying by and I’m adjusting more and more [...]
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Just in case you don’t read til the end I’ll put the photos here:
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So, my homestay has come to an end. It’s hard to believe that it has already [...]
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I have no idea why I am sexy Jeremy. There are 3 Jeremys in our stage. We have Belgian Jeremy (self-explanatory) and then two in education. The other Jeremy [...]
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I decided the best way to put up pics is to put them on facebook and put a link in my blog. Here’s my first batch. If you’re not [...]
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Today is August 14th. I’ve been in Mali for just over one month. Today is my birthday ! Training is more than halfway over and our first site visit [...]
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I know it has been a while guys. For me it has been two weeks without electricity of any kind. We’ve all been spending the last two weeks at [...]
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Well I’m here. It was a long trip. I mean that in every sense of the word. Logistically though we had about a day and a half of training [...]
So I’ve decided to take a shot at blogging. I’ll update as often as I can on my travels in Mali.
I’m going to miss all of you guys. Take care and stay tuned for next week’s episode of “The Adventures of Jeremy “Boo” Jordan.”
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