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Photo Gallery #75- Transitioning
In Cameroon, figuring out our post-Peace Corps Chad lives... |
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Photo Gallery #74- Evacuating
The day none of us ever wanted to see come arrives... |
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Photo Gallery #73- The Evacuation, Take One
Our first attempt to leave Chad... |
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Photo Gallery #72- The Beginning of the End
Our In-Service Training, and what we planned as a week away from site, which turned out to be something completely different. |
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Gallery #71- Pictures to Shock Chadians
Things we think nothing of in the developed world that
would astonish your average Chadian. |
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Gallery #70- Brussels
A few days in the Belgian capital, seeing a friend, the
old, and the new. |
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Gallery #69- Snow Day
Cruising the streets of Amsterdam, and enjoying the cold. |
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Gallery #68- Celebrations in Amsterdam
Lighting the Chanukah candles, and ringing in
the New Year with friends. |
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Gallery #67- Amsterdam, the Sights
Playing tourist in the land of coffee shops, wooden shoes,
flowers, and cheese, although not necessarily seeing any
of these... |
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Gallery #66- Amsterdam Postcards
A few of my favorites from the heart of the Netherlands. |
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Gallery #65- Alsace
Visiting an old friend, experiencing French farm life,
and exploring along the Route de Vin. |
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Gallery #64- Strasbourg
The capital of Alsace, a mix of French and German, old
and new. |
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Gallery #63- Paris By Night
The City of Lights, lit up. |
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Gallery #62-A Walk Through Town
From Notre Dame and the Louvre
to the Champs Elysées, cruising the French
capital on foot. |
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Gallery #61- Paris Sights and Views
Taking in the sights, enjoying (and braving) the cold,
and walking around one of the world's great cities. |
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Gallery #60- Postcards from Paris
A few of my favorite views of the City of Lights... |
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Gallery #59- Goodbye Darda
A chance to visit an old friend, and the 2005 crew wraps
up training. |
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Gallery #58- Jour de grace à Darda
Or, "A Darda Thanksgiving," if you
prefer, but either way a celebration to remember... |
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Gallery #57- Darda Thanksgiving Prep
Putting together a feast like nothing Chad
has ever seen... |
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Gallery #56-Fun with formateurs
Quality time with the few Chadians willing to endure 11
weeks with 20 Peace Corps Trainees and a handful of current
PCV's. |
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Gallery #55- Stage 2005, Part II
Working and playing at Darda... |
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Gallery #54- Stage 2005, Part I
Meeting the new trainees, and enjoying a Thanksgiving
fit for any diplomat... |
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Gallery #53 Scenic Bongor
Back to our provincial capital for a visit with Josh and
a walk on the river. |
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Gallery #52-Dakassia
Marc and Valaddi's youngest, and cutest... |
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Gallery #51-Ertchey's Birthday Party
Time for a celebration, Chadian style... |
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Gallery #50- Marc's Family Album
The closest thing I have to a family here... |
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Gallery #49- Micah's Birthday, and 'Pizza Hut'
Celebrating #2 for #14, and enjoying something I thought
would be impossible in Gounou-Gaya, Chad. |
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Gallery #48- Meet the Szobody's
Paul, Theresa, and family, my American neighbors. |
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Gallery #47- Home Improvement
A few big construction projects around the house. |
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Gallery #46- Rainy Season Cloudscapes
The peak of the rainy season, and the incredible scenery
it produces. |
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Gallery #45- Back to Gaya
Coming home to the rains and the harvest, after almost
two months here, there, and everywhere. |
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Gallery #44- N'Djamena in July
Fourth of July with the Ambassador, and an unexpected
office disaster... |
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Gallery #43- Moundou, Lagon, Léré and Back.
The PC Chad Victory Tour continues, delivering mail the
whole way... |
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Gallery #42- Ba-Illi, Bessada, and Koumra
Part One of my June road trip through southern Chad. |
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Gallery #41- Kribi Landscapes
The ocean meets the jungle in one of Cameroon's major
tourist centers, with beautiful results. |
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Gallery #40- Kribi Vacation
Five days on the Atlantic coast, hard to beat after a
year in the Sahel. |
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Gallery #39- Cameroonian Landscapes
Mountains and jungles, hard to find in le Tchad. |
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Gallery #38- Cameroon Travels
A mad dash from the northern border to the southern coast
of Chad's neighbor, as we head towards the vacation resort
of Kribi. |
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Gallery #37- June IST at Dougia
Back to Dougia, for more work (and play). |
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Gallery #36- School Days
Scenes from my day job, English teacher at a Chadian lycée,
and home-school, Gaya style. |
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Gallery #35- People of Gounou-Gaya, #2
A few more images of my friends and neighbors. |
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Gallery #34- Stormy Weather
The beginning of the rainy season, arriving with a bang. |
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Gallery #33- Chez Moi, Part III
Getting more organized, and adapting to Chadian hot season
home life... |
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Gallery #32- Visits, and Heading Back
Going back to site after IST, and stopping to see friends
along the way. |
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Gallery #31- Beads With Casey
Shopping for beads chez Casey, deputy US Ambassador
to Chad. |
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Gallery #30- Dougia Landscapes/Animals
Flora and fauna, on the shores of the Chari. |
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Gallery #29- Poolside
Far and away the best part of Dougia/IST. |
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Gallery #28- Relaxing
An essential part of any IST, enjoying time 'hors
du village,' when we can kick back. |
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Gallery #27- Kids of Peace Corps Chad
Nelson and Chad's children, with their 25 honorary PCV
aunts and uncles. |
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Gallery #26- All Together
Before, during, and after IST, a great chance to reconnect
with our PCV friends and colleagues from around the country. |
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Gallery #25- Dougia and IST Scenes
Spending a few days near the shores of Lake Tchad, working
(but not always). |
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Gallery #24- N'Djamena and Pre-IST
Meeting up in N'Djamena before our first In-Service Training,
and enjoying the nasarra life. |
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Gallery #23- A Visit to Chez 'Dero'
A weekend with Darrell Gustafson, PCV in the town of Pala. |
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Gallery #22- Bongor Landscapes
A series of photos from the riverbank that I really like. |
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Gallery #21- Weekend at Bongor
A chance to visit the big(ger) city, home to Josh Galjour. |
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Gallery #20- People of Gounou-Gaya
My friends, neighbors, colleagues, and the standard herd
of children... |
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Gallery #19- Chez Moi, Part II
Slowly but surely getting my house together, plus a few
major home-improvement projects. |
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Gallery #18- Christmas at Kélo
The first chance for most of 'Team South' to meet up after
swearing-in, and have a holiday foodfest. |
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Gallery #17- Everyday Views
The sights I see every day around the house... |
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Gallery #16- Chez Moi, Part I
Home sweet home, and the beginnings of getting it set
up. |
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Gallery #15- Packing Up and Heading Out
The time comes at last to head out to our postings... |
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Gallery #14-Casey's Christmas Party
A brief step into the 21st Century, and back to the 19th,
courtesy of Charles Dickens and the US Embassy's Deputy
Chief of Mission. |
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Gallery #13- Swear-In!
After 11 weeks of training, the big day finally arrived... |
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Gallery #12-A farewell dinner for the formateurs,
and some fun at their expense.
Dinner, drinks, and a classic American roast, as we thanked
our trainers for everything they've done to help us get
through the past 11 weeks. |
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Gallery #11-Hanging out at SIL, the Office, the Marine
House, and our Final Days of Training...
Living it up in the big city, before heading out to our
villages. |
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Gallery #10-Happy Thanksgiving 2004!
Our celebration at the house of Marc Wall, US Ambassador
to Chad. |
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Gallery #9-The End of Ramadan, Goodbye Darda, Hello N'Djamena
Back in Darda for a few days, celebrating the end of the
Islamic holy month with our host families, and the trip
back to N'Djamena to begin Model School. |
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Gallery #8-The Counterpart Conference, Site Visit, and
the way home...
Our first opportunity to meet Chadian English teachers
and school officials, the first time we've seen our posts,
and the (sometimes difficult) journey back to Darda... |
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Gallery #7-Mail Call, a Cooking Project, the Darda Fashion
Spectacular, and Site Announcements...
We had a chance to cook a full meal using local ingredients,
which was a great chance to actually eat something green,
put on a huge fashion show as part of French Immersion
Week, and polished it off with the announcement of our
postings on October 29th. |
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Gallery #6-A Scavenger Hunt, and Villagers
We went on a cache tresor (scavenger hunt) last
week...On the way, we passed through Darda, which meant
that we had no choice but to take photos... |
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Gallery #5-Mealtimes, Talent Shows, and Parties
Our taste of Chadian cuisine, the Darda Talent
Spectacular (during French Immersion Week), and more drinking
and dancing, featuring Ahmat Daoud.. |
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Gallery #4-Mai Lao Market, TEFL/Micro-School
Includes photos from our shopping adventures,
as well as our first attempts at teaching English to Chadians. |
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Gallery #3- More Darda & 'Robin-Dam'
Includes a few more shots of everyday life at
the training center, and 'Robin-Dam,' our celebration
of the end of homestay, and the beginning of Ramadan. |
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Gallery #2- Darda & Homestay
Includes my stay with Mourangue Jean and family,and more
everyday Darda life. |
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Gallery #1- The First Week
Includes traveling photos, our first few days at Darda,
and a day trip to visit Jonathan in Guelendeng. |
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