Thanks to some pressure from my little sister, I am now blogging! Thus far my updates have been sent through email, but its proved to be a pain for a variety of reasons so hopefully this works out better.
In honor of Keri's new blog, i have decided to share some photos from my last four months in Namibia! Hope you enjoy :)
This is the welcoming mural at the Kukiri Center, where we had our Pre-Service Training.
Ashley and I had our Otjiherero language lessons under the grass hut every day :)
A beautiful cactus garden which was right next to our language hut...
The not-so-nice creature which came out of the garden...ya, that's a black mamba.
Group shot with my family: (Top left moving counter-clockwise) My sister Drusilla, and her children Tandiue (age 9), Camerster (age 11), Tjizaa (age 6), and Victoria (age 6)
Victoria :)
Victoria and Tandiue playing in the backyard. The white thing in Tandiue's hand is a bunch of rolled-up plastic bags. That is what kids commonly use to play soccer here.
This picture was taken right before I left homestay for my permanent site. It cracks me up every time I look at it because Tandiue is making a marvelous face and Victoria is looking at the T.V. screen. The show that's playing is Camilla, a Spanish soap opera that is dubbed (horribly) in English. The drama is intense and for whatever reason many Namibians are really into it. By the end of training a fair proportion of Group 29 was hooked too!
My kids. <3>
I will just preface the next few pictures by saying Namibian food is great....if you like LOTS of meat! However, if you are vegetarian/PETA friendly (that means you Keri) you may want to skip these next pictures.
Peggy and I preparing the chicken for our meal.
Magreth hard at work.
Some of the girls from Nam 29: (from left) Myself, Peggy, Lindsay, Ashley, Shawn, and Amelia.
This picture was taken on our cross-cultural day. We spent the morning learning to prepare regional specialties from many of the different cultural groups in Namibia.
On our Host-Family Appreciation Day we bought a goat and slaughtered it.
My language trainer Richard. He loves warm Coca-Cola, Shamu #2, and throwing babies around. Ok that baby thing is a lie but the rest it true. (:
Richard working the braai. Its necessary to char the hair off of the hooves and head before they can be cooked.
Our trainers Linda and Raymond enjoying the chow. Linda is going to kill me if she sees this picture because she has a whole plate full of meat. Love you Linda!
My host-mom Barbara and I during our host family award ceremony.
This is a typical training day. We often lounged around on the grass during our much-needed break time.
Swearing in ceremony. We are now PCV's as of April 17, 2009! Whooooo!
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