Notes from Heathrow
I’ve been reading the posts by the other Leave-for-Changers with keen interest over the past month and a half. Each installment from Vietnam, Botswana, and Burkina Faso heightened my anticipation about...
View ArticleDay 1 in Maun
Morning Well, after a gruelling 4-day journey, I’ve arrived at my destination and am just about to begin my first day at WAR. When I arrived at the airport in Maun, Chillie (WUSC sector specialist here...
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Clues Surface in the Case of the Missing Website
This is the office I share with Mpho. There's only one Ethernet port, so we have trade-off turns plugging in to access the Internet. Ha! That’s a somewhat grandiose title for the update I’m about to...
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By Special Request: My Yurt
I’ve gotten a few comments asking more about my yurt, so I’m posting a some photos of my living area here. It’s really quite lovely. This is the swimming pool on the grounds where I'm living. The sun...
View ArticleChoosing the Right CMS & Host for WAR
So now that Mpho and I have chosen our direction for the WAR website, I need to deliver on my promise to have a website up and running in two days! The content management system (CMS) we choose will be...
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Early Training Successes!
I’ve conducted two CMS Made Simple training sessions over the past couple of days and the WAR staff have proven to be quick studies! I’m feeling quite positive about the staff’s willingness to learn...
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Zebras & Karaoke
Last night Kabo (my American Peace Corps friend) and I decided to explore the Maun Education Park. In truth, Kabo has been there many times and he generously took the opportunity to show the place to...
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Sampling Delicious Setswana Cuisine
As a vegetarian, I’m not really in a position to offer a full review of Setswana cuisine. Meat figures very heavily into the diet here, and a meal usually consists of a generous helping of something...
View ArticleLast Day at Women Against Rape
Well, today is my last day at Women Against Rape. I’ve just finished burning all my files to CD, printing out paper versions, and distributing the final draft of the Website Manual I prepared. It’s...
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