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The California (Africa!) Initiative: July 2014

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NEW (read "OLD") AND not really IMPROVED My life in Africa! Sunday, July 27, 2014. As this post's title illustrates, my time in Salone is finished :( It was a wild few months that I will never forget but due to a number of different things - not least of all the ever-growing ebola outbreak (the deadliest one in history) - I'm back stateside and attempting to now wrap up things from here. Class 4/5 before (on a rainy/cloudy day):. Ibrahim putting in the skylight:. Class 4/5 AFTER: :) :) :). I also managed...

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The California (Africa!) Initiative: February 2012

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NEW (read "OLD") AND not really IMPROVED My life in Africa! Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Banana cake, popcorn, ugali. There's a lot that goes on here that I can't really write about because I don't know who reads this blog and being on the internet, it's public domain. So normally I just stick to the happy parts. When I was home for Christmas I delved a lot more into the nitty gritty inner workings of how things are here, but now that I'm back I have to be careful what I say. Little bit of vanilla. This is...

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The California (Africa!) Initiative: September 2012

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NEW (read "OLD") AND not really IMPROVED My life in Africa! Tuesday, September 18, 2012. And apparently, so is September. Granted they haven't had the best education their whole lives, so the realistic chances of them passing are pretty slim. But that's a morbid way to look at it. Maybe some will surprise me! Here's some of that evidence:. The crew for the morning :). Almost hit these dudes with the bike! THE GROUP - Even though Shub isn't really looking at the camera, this is still a wonderful picture :).

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The California (Africa!) Initiative: Goodbye Salone!

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NEW (read "OLD") AND not really IMPROVED My life in Africa! Sunday, July 27, 2014. As this post's title illustrates, my time in Salone is finished :( It was a wild few months that I will never forget but due to a number of different things - not least of all the ever-growing ebola outbreak (the deadliest one in history) - I'm back stateside and attempting to now wrap up things from here. Class 4/5 before (on a rainy/cloudy day):. Ibrahim putting in the skylight:. Class 4/5 AFTER: :) :) :). I also managed...

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The California (Africa!) Initiative: May 2012

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NEW (read "OLD") AND not really IMPROVED My life in Africa! Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Sarah is good at supermarkets! We also had a quick lesson on Monday about self-esteem. We took turns going around the room and saying things that we are each good at. Some girls were good at dancing, or math, or cooking ugali, or signing. When it came around to me, I barely had a chance to raise my hands to start answering before all my girls chimed in at the same time "Supermarkets! Sarah is good at supermarkets! The kid...

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The California (Africa!) Initiative: February 2013

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NEW (read "OLD") AND not really IMPROVED My life in Africa! Sunday, February 3, 2013. I'm back on the interwebs, after a long and not-so-easy hiatus, and I'm sorry that I've been gone so long. Leaving Kenya was definitely one of, if not the,. But I'm stateside now, and trying my best to keep going. SO, what's happening now, you say? So I'm still alive and finally doing something with my life again, even if it isn't benefitting me financially in any way (again! Just my size right? Love and Llamas,". Subsc...

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The California (Africa!) Initiative: April 2014

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NEW (read "OLD") AND not really IMPROVED My life in Africa! Sunday, April 6, 2014. In the immortal words of Julie Andrews: "Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start! This photo was the first one I took here! Beautiful sunset just after landing in Lungi, waiting for the boats to take us into town. I've been here for about two weeks now, and so much has happened already! Not bad, eh? Which is dedicated to helping disabled people in Sierra Leone - pretty cool stuff! This past week I've ...

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The California (Africa!) Initiative: June 2012

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NEW (read "OLD") AND not really IMPROVED My life in Africa! Sunday, June 3, 2012. Thanks for makin' me ugly, Kenya. Last night was movie night and I showed Pirates of the Caribbean 3. They loved it. But before. Picture went up on the big screen the kids said "Well I definitely don't know who that white boy on the right is, but who is the girl on the left? Here's a conversation from today between myself and one of my Form 4's that obviously stemmed from last night's Shubbard baby reel:. Sarah: "No can do&...

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The California (Africa!) Initiative: Progress..?

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NEW (read "OLD") AND not really IMPROVED My life in Africa! Monday, June 9, 2014. I suppose it may depend on your definition of progress but I do believe things are happening here in Salone :) I've been here just about two and half months now and it's taken that long to start getting things done. The major changes thus far have been the new paint job inside school. What a difference a fresh coat of paint can make! Or sometimes they just scream "WHITE! In other news - I've moved houses! Their shirts say "...