November 2009
30 posts
Computers sitting unused →
Doing some research into education organizations today and I stumbled across this site. Amazing how much alike SE DC and South Africa are.
(At JC Nalle, the urban elementary school where I taught in DC, we had a whole computer lab with 15 computers and 4 printers, but when the kids started disconnecting the equipment the door was locked. It sat unused for the 1 1/2 years I worked there. ...
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A few of my pictures for USAID posted on the... →
And as long as we’re talking about it, any one else think USAID Southern Africa’s website needs some serious work?!?!
Sad
Today while P. and I were eating lunch out on the back porch, a bird got stuck in our electric fencing. It was frozen in the wiring, and the electricity was shocking it over and over again. I couldn’t believe how sad the whole thing felt. Phil got a wooden broom handle and knocked it loose, but it was dead. I couldn’t eat after that.
10 Things I like about South Africa
Yes, in an effort to be more positive about this place where I find myself living, here is an initial list.
1. Good juice [Almost all juice, even the very cheapest, is 100% juice. Yesterday I bought a blend of blackberry, cherry, strawberry, and white grape. It was about $1.30. State-side you all can get a good South African juice brand called Ceres.]
2. My garden [Because where else but in...
“Got a new job, working for a US Embassy-funded library project. Hope to start...”
Hazel →
In the very unlikely chance that you have not already seen a thousand pictures of my new niece.
Neighbor dogs
We have two friendly compound dogs, which I like to think of as “my” dogs. It’s really the best possible scenario: I get to play with them but have none of the pet-owner responsibilities.
The small dog is named Tink (as in Tinkerbell, which she is never called, because she is not that lady-like). The larger dog is Ivory. Both are QUITE fun.
Here’s a picture of Ivory,...
