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Dance Sport Art Form Social Movement and more?

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:42:25 +0800

(Mauritania / Daniel - STRIFE.TV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v nBZaVxeMdM Can B-boying be a dance sport art form social movement and more?That was pretty much the topic at hand during our interviews last weekend. As seen above ...
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Jay Davidson's photo

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:19:33 +0800

(Mauritania / Jay Davidson's recent photos)
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Jay Davidson's photo

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:19:23 +0800

(Mauritania / Jay Davidson's recent photos)
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bumper sticker seen during the last year ...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:19:22 +0800

(Mauritania / Jay Davidson's recent photos)
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Jay Davidson's photo

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:19:22 +0800

(Mauritania / Jay Davidson's recent photos)
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Jay Davidson's photo

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:19:19 +0800

(Mauritania / Jay Davidson's recent photos)
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Jay Davidson's photo

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:19:17 +0800

(Mauritania / Jay Davidson's recent photos)
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Jay Davidson's photo

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:19:15 +0800

(Mauritania / Jay Davidson's recent photos)
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on Golden Gate Bridge

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:19:13 +0800

(Mauritania / Jay Davidson's recent photos)
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Jay Davidson's photo

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:19:12 +0800

(Mauritania / Jay Davidson's recent photos)
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Jay Davidson's photo

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:19:11 +0800

(Mauritania / Jay Davidson's recent photos)
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bike shop

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:19:11 +0800

(Mauritania / Jay Davidson's recent photos)
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Jay Davidson's photo

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:19:10 +0800

(Mauritania / Jay Davidson's recent photos)
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Gymnastics practice

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:15:39 +0800

(Mauritania / Daniel - STRIFE.TV)
...and apparently tyeing one's arm behind one's back with jump rope is one way to learn one handed cartwheels Just got back from practice at the Woodmont YMCA gymnastics gym. Ever since I broke my ar ...
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all about d.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:31:30 +0800

(Mauritania / Еже писахъ—писахъ)
Still in WHK. The PCMO turned down my request to go home just yet due to some slightly worrying test results. So now I have to go see the dr. Good thing I like doctors. I pretty much like any scenario where I am the center of attention (EXCEPTION: Getting hit on by men in [...]
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National Breakin' League

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:26:53 +0800

(Mauritania / Daniel - STRIFE.TV)
photos by Anne PaasI just got back from a weekend trip to my first ever dance event in New York City. It took me what...10 years since I started bboying to attend an event at the city which birthed h ...
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feelin’ groovy

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:21:30 +0800

(Mauritania / Еже писахъ—писахъ)
I’ve been in Windhoek since Wednesday. This was in follow-up to my ordeal of last wknd and on Thurs. I went to the lab and submitted to all kinds of tests that mostly involved having various ...
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alice in blunderland

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:50:04 +0800

(Mauritania / Еже писахъ—писахъ)
Despite lavish special effects the new Alice in Wonderland lacks the wit and charm of the animated original. Also it suffers from being both too violent and not violent enough. There is a scene ...
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so many...errors!

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:40:33 +0800

(Mauritania / Daniel - STRIFE.TV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c 5wJS9LXCoo So it is about 2 am and I just finished uploading my latest video which is the event coverage to Unbreakable III. I spent about a half day editing and a ...
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Moz Training 092

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:18:08 +0800

(Mauritania / Uploads from amandainafrica)
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DSCN0454

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:16:49 +0800

(Mauritania / Uploads from amandainafrica)
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DSCN0349

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:13:31 +0800

(Mauritania / Uploads from amandainafrica)
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Ikhale!

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:02:19 +0800

(Mauritania / Amanda in Africa)
Greetings from Mozambique! Where I’ve been for about the past almost four months! I made a few video blog entries that are on my flicker page but after my camera died week 5 into my service here I gave that up. =( Internet has also been a lot more spotty than I would imagine but [...]
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Flexible Time

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:04:00 +0800

(Mauritania / The Next Page)
Something that i have noticed from spending a few months at post is that time here is ‘flexible.’ What exactly does that mean…I think it means that no one here lives by a clock. There is a str ...
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Facebook Chat of the Day

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:30:00 +0800

(Mauritania / Daniel - STRIFE.TV)
So get this...Someone on Facebook chat messaged me today.Haniyo ssup bboy!!Danielwhat upHanigd manpleez tell me ur from rivers crew!!Daniel?do you even know what i do?Haniur bboy right?i think ur bboy ...
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weekend roundup

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:39:13 +0800

(Mauritania / Daniel - STRIFE.TV)
This weekend's highlights included partying at Modern with the LOZ Party Squad and...that was about it. I suppose my weekend could have been more packed with things to do but with a party as epic a ...
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digestive disturbance

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:11:09 +0800

(Mauritania / Еже писахъ—писахъ)
Friday was a stressful day Gentlefriends. I was in town w/ Ouma and her pension check hadn’t come through (she v. charitably told me she blamed Owambos and not white people for this but then l ...
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Learning Center tutors Standing: Jay Gi ...

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:55:44 +0800

(Mauritania / Jay Davidson's recent photos)
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Red Pens and Paper Scraps

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:03:55 +0800

(Mauritania / Different Rhythms: Travels Abroad)
My desk continues to fill with papers pulled from notebooks. The teachers continue to brush chalk off their hands. My lesson planning book continues to fill. My students continue to entertain me with ...
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figure skating & weekend plans

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:38:57 +0800

(Mauritania / Daniel - STRIFE.TV)
There's like 40 mph winds outside so I decided to not go to practice at the gymnastics gym tonight. Instead I stayed at home worked on a few things and watched Kim Yu-Na in the Olympics figure sk ...
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10 scrambled 10 hard-boiled and 1 for g ...

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:55:00 +0800

(Mauritania / Peace Corps Part deux: Moroccan Nights)
For the past few months blog post have been few and far between. It's not because I haven't had anything too say: Taroudant and Morocco are incredibly interesting places and I could write about these ...
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Unbreakable

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:52:59 +0800

(Mauritania / Daniel - STRIFE.TV)
Two weeks ago I attended Unbreakable which was the biggest b-boy dance event in the Washington D.C. area. (or as locals call it the "DMV" which is DC-Maryland-Virginia) It was a two day event; t ...
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The Gambia

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:10:00 +0800

(Mauritania / Jessica in Mauritania...and Mali)
After WAIST a couple of us headed south to spend a few days in The Gambia. To refresh your memory The Gambia is a tiny country completely surrounded by Senegal except for where it is bordered by the ...
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WAIST 2010

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:36:00 +0800

(Mauritania / Jessica in Mauritania...and Mali)
W.A.I.S.T (West African Invitational Softball Tournament) is a yearly softball tournament held over President's Day Weekend at the American Club in Dakar. Peace Corps volunteers in Senegal and the su ...
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Lionz of Zion Photo Shoot

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:41:05 +0800

(Mauritania / Daniel - STRIFE.TV)
I had more fun this weekend than my entire time here in D.C. On Saturday I met up with my friend Ian and we arranged a studio video shoot with members from the legendary Lionz of Zion b-boy crew. ...
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hostel takeover

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:39:02 +0800

(Mauritania / Еже писахъ—писахъ)
I arrived at school early Saturday morning. I had work to do: posters to put up a seating chart to rearrange worksheets to type &c. I had left my iPod in my desk drawer so that it would be ...
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Folktales/Stories/Folklore

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:26:00 +0800

(Mauritania / Selibaby Shelbs)
While attending our "Mid-Term Reconnect"/"Consolidation Conference"/"Transition Conference" in Thies Senegal prior to our evacuation we had a training session entitled Mauritania Folktales/Stories/F ...
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Now a Blogger

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:24:12 +0800

(Mauritania / Travel Blog | ti2ger)
I am no longer a website owner and am now a mere blogger. You may recall my excitement over my new website only a month ago but it is now tragically gone. The address was staff.washington.eduti2ger9 ...
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Still Here

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:24:11 +0800

(Mauritania / Travel Blog | ti2ger)
Hello folks. Itrsquos been some time since my last post so I wanted to let you all know that Irsquom still here. I am still giving lessons still working out computer problems and still getting out i ...
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A day in my life

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:24:11 +0800

(Mauritania / Travel Blog | ti2ger)
Hello folks. It8217s been a long time since I posted a blog and I8217m sorry about that. As I mentioned in my first blog I intend to post every two weeks but our internet access has been interrupted ...
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Tell Bush

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:24:11 +0800

(Mauritania / Travel Blog | ti2ger)
A kid named Muhammad Ould Brahim has been hanging around me of late and against my better judgment I have let him. In Mauritania children are raised much differently than in the states. It is not se ...
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Ode to the Alliance Frances in Atar

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:24:10 +0800

(Mauritania / Travel Blog | ti2ger)
Many of you have heard of the idea of a French alliance. There is probably one in every major city in the US. The idea is that people in other countries can learn the culture of the French and thus ...
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Diversity in Computer Science

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:24:08 +0800

(Mauritania / Travel Blog | ti2ger)
In the middle of April things in Atar were already winding down for the summer. The schools were still going but many of the townrsquos citizens had left. Thus my usual trainings were winding down a ...
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A new house

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:24:07 +0800

(Mauritania / Travel Blog | ti2ger)
Upon returning to my site in Atar after a 2 week stay in Nouakchott for Christmas and training I was thrilled to get into my new house. I got a tour of the place complete with its neat little rooms r ...
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September

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:24:07 +0800

(Mauritania / Travel Blog | ti2ger)
After another month I am over half way done with my service It is fitting that my birthday is a few days after the day I became a volunteer because being a volunteer has had such an effect on my me t ...
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A Camel Ride

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:24:06 +0800

(Mauritania / Travel Blog | ti2ger)
I live right next to the premier tourist destination of Mauritania Chinguetti. As you can imagine this is not quite like Disneyland but it is enough to draw a few 8220eco8221 tourists from all over t ...
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Lost in Translation

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:44:00 +0800

(Mauritania / The Next Page)
I am often reminded of the cultural differences which may seem obvious to everyone in the United States. But honestly Cameroon is starting to feel like home which allows me to feel comfortable. Rec ...
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moet ek bly of gaan?

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:55:32 +0800

(Mauritania / Еже писахъ—писахъ)
Diversity Committee meeting proved a worthwhile experience. We came up w/ an exciting theme “Diversity Beyond Borders ” and I’ve volunteered to help design the T-shirt and do the ...
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LOL

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:46:39 +0800

(Mauritania / Daniel - STRIFE.TV)
The NautyOne Show from Daniel Zhu on Vimeo.The NautyOne Show + Vimeo vs YoutubeAfter finishing up the serious style Born| HIP HOP SCHOOL video I just had to balance it out and create a not so seriou ...
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A Different Battle Cry for Aid

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:49:20 +0800

(Mauritania / Timshel en Afrique)
Ensconced between folds of gently rolling hills in rural Rwanda lies the Ruhunda Health Center. This clinic is fairly typical by African standards. Cows graze in the adjoining pasture; mothers and t ...
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