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Botswana! Chobe National Park, Botswana Preparing to zip line over the crocodile infested Zambezi River Feeling a little nervous It wasn’t so bad until we stopped and had to wait to be pulled to safety Victoria Falls from the Zimbabwe side Welcoming us to Zambia! John and Patty at Jollyboys Backpackers, Livingstone Zambia About to begin our terrifying and [...]

Botswana! Chobe National Park, Botswana Preparing to zip line over the crocodile infested Zambezi River Feeling a little nervous It wasn’t so bad until we stopped and had to wait to be pulled to safety Victoria Falls from the Zimbabwe side Welcoming us to Zambia! John and Patty at Jollyboys Backpackers, Livingstone Zambia About to begin our terrifying and [...]

Etosha National Park Can you see the pride of lions? Cabbage Patch Kid at Etunda Ruacana Oshikuku Basket Project!

learners tasting ethiopian spices writing amharic hiv/aids unit: notes hiv/aids unit: immune system game hiv/aids unit: matching game hiv/aids unit: agree/disagree/not sure game art class art club library banner omufitu’s netball team omufitu’s under-15 netball team my nearest shopping town – outapi outapi’s open market outapi omufitu village himba village

Beautiful traditional dancing Swakopmund Road to nowhere Looks like a Toyota advertisement Skeleton coast shipwreck. John, thanks for not swimming out to it! What an appropriate sign A smelly colony of seals Absolutely fascinating San art. Can you see the animal in the tiger’s mouth? The weird and wonderful welwitschia: ‘ The strangest tree in the world, the Welwitschia, is found [...]

Host sisters, Agatha and Foibe, greeting me after a long day at school Bathroom My new little home View from my new little home The kitchen. I hung the shelves myself! Are you proud dad? You know you’re home when you finally hang your Namibia map! Gas powered The bedroom is too small to photograph. This will do John had just [...]

Last day at Nakaheke CS Ungracefully eating oshithima (porridge) at my going away get-together thing Awww, they don’t want to lose the only other female staff member under the age of forty Nakaheke CS grade 8B Grade 7A Top row: Rehabeam, Johannes, Alfeus, David, Aina, Ndapanda, Hertha, Maria, Helmi, Beata, Elise, Maria, Rebbekka Bottom row: Ananias, Lisias, Suama, Selma, Kristofina Busy as [...]

Niilonga, John, and Nuugwanga PC Group 30 Reconnect – Harmony Centre armony Centre scenery Harmony Centre Twins! Yoga. Almost got it Niilonga and Nuugwanga! Toyota. The Namibian brand of choice Clouds Opuwo is enough! Opuwo – Himbas Opuwo! Cute

My new friend, meme Netatu. Do you like the cow tail I’m holding? Meme Ndeyapo and I both wearing traditional Oshiwambo dresses. Yes Holly, it’s made out of pink. A few rowdy memekulus (grandmothers) trying to get me to dance. Check out the woman in the middle with the harmonica. Blue skies and umbrellas. Gift giving Before leaving each wedding event, the [...]

Cluster ’09! Spent four day during the presidential election with a handful of Volunteers in a luxurious home equipped with air-conditioning, a microwave, and a flush toilet! Downtown Nakaheke Beautiful Clouds over Okahao My favorite place to read. In the Afternoon on Sunday November 11th, David Iileka, Meme’s Father-in-law and the town headman, graced us with his presence. He speaks no English [...]

I’m enjoying the huts but it’s going to take some time to get use to them. Simple tasks require so much energy; laundry, cooking, showering, getting in and out of my huts. The doors are about four feet tall. It’s tiring having to bend over every time you want to come or go. [...]

Meme Iileka’s homestead. One evening the family discovered my yoga matt and guitar. I explained what yoga or joga (Namibian accent) was and then convinced everyone to try a few poses. Later we played Memory (notice the playing cards on coffee table) and then everyone sang along with me to a few depressing songs (I need [...]

Boys And Fold. beauty Last dinner together in Okahandja at Café Spitze. Nam good burgers, pizza, and fries. Blog post: Swear in – A few faces: Sarah Julie and Michael Meme Selma and I. Do you like my oshiwambo dress? A gift from meme. Meme and Tate I had no idea Missourians were so wonderful. Shannon Caitlin and I. [...]

My wonderful host family in Okahandja. Meme Selma has become my best friend – I’m going to miss her dearly. Notice the “I heart NY” t-shirt and the Obama button. Beautiful grassy knoll near Kukuri. Perfect for naps, conversations, and games of backgammon. PC training staff and all 32 Volunteers! Do you like our [...]

Around 12noon on August 21st I, alongside 32 other Volunteers, finally arrived in Namibia! All 33 Volunteers were nominated for education positions and will be Secondary/Upper Primary English, Math, IT, or Science teachers. Everyone is amazing. The 18hr flight was uneventful (thank goodness). I had the luxury of sitting next to a [...]

To Everyone: This shiny new bog will be used as a pictorial journal of my two years Peace Corps service in Namibia. I’d also like to share with you a current  PCV’s blog with amazing pictures. www.greginnamibia.blogspot.com -Enjoy. To Future Volunteers: Over the past 3 months I have come across many “Namibia Specific” questions during my preparation.  Blogs, [...]