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NO MORE PACKAGES

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:04:00 +0800

(Mozambique / Alaska to Africa)
I'm so very greatful that people have been sending me packages and I get SO excited at the thought of getting one however due to the lack of packages that have arrived and the ridiculousness that is ...
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A Visit to the Countryside

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:26:00 +0800

(Mozambique / Team Peace Mozambique)
Most people here refer to the countryside disparagingly as "the bush".The term bush is only relative though. The many small villages in ourdistrict generally lack electricity medical facili ...
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Reality

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:20:00 +0800

(Mozambique / Peace Corps: Mozambique)
Work. There are over 20 activistas and not all of them have phones and not all speak Portuguese. Four different activistas work each day; 2 in the hospital and 2 i ...
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A Quick Pause for Reflection

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0800

(Mozambique / Peace Corps: Mozambique)
‘Everything seems different now.’ ‘Where did the time go?’ ‘She’s going to marry me!!’ ‘I’m incredibly naïve to think that I can make a difference in the world.’ ‘I’m missin ...
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Already March!

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:37:00 +0800

(Mozambique / Alaska to Africa)
So the last month has flown by and I can't say it's been completely uneventful but nothing too extreme has really happened. I came down to Maputo a few weeks ago to help plan a REDES conference. RE ...
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A Serious Case of Writer’s Block and D ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:30:01 +0800

(Mozambique / Gracey in Mozambique)
When I first arrived in Mozambique I had lots to write and share because everything was new and there were so many observations to be made. One of the reasons I have stopped updating my blog so ofte ...
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Robbery – Your Ticket to Nowhere

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:26:37 +0800

(Mozambique / Gracey in Mozambique)
Yesterday had to be one of the most dramatic afternoons in my life thus far. The day started out like any other Thursday. I went to work at my community-based organization in the morning and came hom ...
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08/03/10

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:46:00 +0800

(Mozambique / Scooter In Mozambique)
Today I peeked outside while the kids were copying and excitedly turned back to my class and asked “what’s it called in Portuguese the thing like this with all the colors?” They looked at each ...
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07/03/10

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:40:00 +0800

(Mozambique / Scooter In Mozambique)
Life at the orphanage is fun is funny is hectic and is certainly always interesting! Natalia and I have “class” every afternoon with the girls where we help them with their homework and studyin ...
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06/03/10

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:33:00 +0800

(Mozambique / Scooter In Mozambique)
This morning (Saturday) all the students came to school to clean up the school grounds. Schools here don’t have janitors so the kids are responsible for keeping their school clean cleaning the cla ...
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05/03/10

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:29:00 +0800

(Mozambique / Scooter In Mozambique)
In the homeroom class I am director of I have been having two problems with my kids. They are divided into five groups and each group is supposed to clean the classroom every day but a lot of the kid ...
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in recent news...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:17:00 +0800

(Mozambique / i wish you maisha marefu)
Last you heard from me I had just gotten to site subsequently robbed then feeling pretty useless due to lack of work but at least I had a puppy to keep me busy. And a shaved head. Now two months l ...
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MAD UPDATE

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:59:00 +0800

(Mozambique / i wish you maisha marefu)
Yes this is a sorely needed blog update. I am including in this post old mass emails to update everyone who didn't receive them then should (cross your fingers) try to update at least once a month. ...
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A soapdish is more common

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:56:04 +0800

(Mozambique / Travel Blog | The Fresh Prince of Mozambique)
So here is what I have seen in my short time working in the 'Bique. Mozambique is one the poorest nations in the entire world. When independence was finally won from the Portuguese in the mid1970s Moz ...
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Just a few house pictures

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:56:04 +0800

(Mozambique / Travel Blog | The Fresh Prince of Mozambique)
Just a few pictures of what my house looks like. Plus a new creation.
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the heat is making my skin melt off

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:56:04 +0800

(Mozambique / Travel Blog | The Fresh Prince of Mozambique)
So I originally put this paragraph last but I figured I should put it first because I donrsquot think it would ever be safe to assume that anyone who began reading a blog entry of mine would actually ...
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Christmas

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:56:04 +0800

(Mozambique / Travel Blog | The Fresh Prince of Mozambique)
I remained restless throughout the night and into the sunrise as the surprisingly cold morning air was seeping through my bedroom window and surrounding me. The temperature here has actually become sl ...
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My REAL address

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:56:04 +0800

(Mozambique / Travel Blog | The Fresh Prince of Mozambique)
Here is my real address. Sorry for anyone who may have sent something to the other address or maybe i should just say sorry mom.Jimmy Schneidewind PCVCaixa Postal 395Praca Da Bonga N 24QuelimaneMocambiqueAnother entry coming I promise.
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A couple scenes from my life...