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Jennie and Ben's Excellent Adventure: July 2008

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Jennie and Ben's Excellent Adventure. Our journal of experiences in South Africa serving in the Peace Corps. Friday, July 18, 2008. Mom and Dad Bleckley Come to Africa. Jennie and I were recently blessed with a visit from my parents, just before the end of the semester. Mom and dad spent a couple days in Johannesburg before flying to Polokwane to spend a few weeks with us. Proceeding from Sabie the next morning, we arrived in Kruger National Park for a wilderness hiking program. Kruger has a number o...

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Jennie and Ben's Excellent Adventure: Books

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Jennie and Ben's Excellent Adventure. Our journal of experiences in South Africa serving in the Peace Corps. Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Hello Friends and Family! If anyone is interested in sending a book to us at our site, we would be very grateful. If you have an old book lying around the house that you think that we might enjoy, we would be very excited to receive it. We will also pass the books along to others in our village as well as to other volunteers. Jennie and Ben Bleckley. AJ in South Africa.

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Jennie and Ben's Excellent Adventure: Eating Mašotša

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Jennie and Ben's Excellent Adventure. Our journal of experiences in South Africa serving in the Peace Corps. Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Ben tries the local delicacy - sun-dried mopani worms. In Sepedi, they're called mašotša [ma-SHO-cha]. Posted by Ben Bleckley. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe to this Blog. Enter your email address:. Mail and Guardian Online. The Heubners in South Africa. A little Lisa in Africa. Straight from the Zebra's Mouth. AJ in South Africa. Peace Corps South Africa.

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Photo Albums | Chrysalis Girls Club

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124; Comments RSS. All content herein is our own and does not necessarily represent the opinion of the Peace Corps. Check out all of our photo albums by clicking. Or click on an individual photo below to view that particular album. Chrysalis Girls Club Week Six. Chrysalis Girls Club Week Five. Wilson Family Visit – At the Village. Wilson Family Visit – Capetown. Wilson Familiy Visit – Sabie and Longtom. Wilson Family Visit: Greater Krugar. Chrysalis Girls Club Week Four. Chrysalis Girls Club Week Three.

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July | 2008 | Chrysalis Girls Club

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124; Comments RSS. All content herein is our own and does not necessarily represent the opinion of the Peace Corps. Chrysalis Girls Club: Week 14 (Peer Pressure and Friendship Bracelets). Posted on July 29, 2008. Our first real girls club gathering of the new term was on peer pressure. After the leaders read a story on peer pressure and the value of true friendship, the girls made friendship bracelets! Mma Moatshe reads the Peer Pressure story to the Monday/Blue Group. Filed under: Chrysalis Girls Club.

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Chrysalis Girls Club: Week 22 (Orienteering Scavenger Hunt) | Chrysalis Girls Club

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124; Comments RSS. All content herein is our own and does not necessarily represent the opinion of the Peace Corps. Chrysalis Girls Club: Week 22 (Orienteering Scavenger Hunt). Posted on October 21, 2008. Anybody up for a scavenger hunt? After an introduction to map-reading and orienteering, the girls were divided into groups and sent on missions to find hidden clues out in the village! They had to use their compasses and maps of Mokuruanyane (Abbotspoort) to follow the directions to each clue. Chrysalis...

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A.J. in South Africa: April 2008

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AJ in South Africa. A blog to chronicle my Peace Corps experience and keep in touch with family and friends. The opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect those of the Peace Corps or the U.S. Government. Sunday, April 13, 2008. Long Walks, Physics, and Rocks. The last two weeks have been a whirlwind. There’s a lot to talk about so this could get pretty long, but I promise many pretty pictures to those who read. Click on the albums to link to the actual albums at picasaweb. Please sir, teach us more.

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A.J. in South Africa: April 2009

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AJ in South Africa. A blog to chronicle my Peace Corps experience and keep in touch with family and friends. The opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect those of the Peace Corps or the U.S. Government. Saturday, April 18, 2009. A map with no compass. The last quarter has been a whirlwind just as surely as my last few months here will be. Lots of work, a little progress. The library is moving forward. As always the pace is slow but the movement is forward. Administratively, we are in limbo, waiti...

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A.J. in South Africa: A Tale of Three Thanksgivings

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AJ in South Africa. A blog to chronicle my Peace Corps experience and keep in touch with family and friends. The opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect those of the Peace Corps or the U.S. Government. Wednesday, December 31, 2008. A Tale of Three Thanksgivings. Part I – The Foreigners and the Natives. From Thanksgivings and More. Part II – Giving Thanks. From Thanksgivings and More. From Thanksgivings and More. Part III – American style. From Thanksgivings and More. The next day I traveled back...

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A.J. in South Africa: If Sisyphus could Juggle

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AJ in South Africa. A blog to chronicle my Peace Corps experience and keep in touch with family and friends. The opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect those of the Peace Corps or the U.S. Government. Friday, June 19, 2009. If Sisyphus could Juggle. Six months can’t undo 11 years. Carrots and sticks really DO work (figurative sticks). Despite frustrations, tardiness, and incomplete work, some of the kids really gave it their all, no matter how it looked to me. I have a collection of conversatio...