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Well, let’s call a spade a spade and admit that my blog officially died. It was never really alive and well, but since April 2010 I really did let it die. I’m not going to attempt to reinvigorate it–I think I’ve realized that I’m not the blogging type. However, for the sake of continuity, I [...]

I’ve once again failed at sticking to my goal of monthly blog updates. When this happens, the task of “updating my blog” becomes more and more daunting, as the experiences I’d like to share become jumbled and excessive. So, instead of attempting a recap of the last few months, I’m just going to call those [...]

This Sunday my friend Moustafa taught me how to make peanut sauce, a Togolese specialty (it’s also a Ghanaian specialty). It was incredible, and much less complicated than I had imagined, so I’m posting the recipe for you to experiment with. If you do end up making it, let me know how it goes!! I [...]

I’ve run out of time at the internet cafe so I’ll post the rest of the pictures next week!

Hello world, I’m writing from my living room in my new home in Mango. What was just a house when I arrived here is really starting to feel like a home. It’s an exceptionally quiet day—the only sounds are birds chirping, a baby goat calling out for its mother, and some roosters whose vocal cords seem [...]

Another month has flown by! This Thursday I’ll be in Lome, swearing in as a Peace Corps Volunteer, and Saturday, December 5th, I’ll be heading up to my post in Mango. The highlight of this last month was my weeklong visit to Mango, which allowed me to really start imagining my life for the next 2 [...]

Bonjour, Tomorrow will mark one month in Togo! I have a lot to write, but not much time to write it, so here are the highlights: I found out where I’ll be living and working for 2 years! I’ll be living in Mango, a town/city of 45,000 people located in the northernmost region of Togo, Savannes. It [...]