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Marniesaur's Adventures in The Gambia: I'm baaaaaack!
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May 31, 2010. I’m back from New York! You see how impossible this would be, right? We picked up the finished product this morning- it’s awesome and grinds so quickly. And, best of all, it's built entirely from local materials so that any welder ANYWHERE in the country can build and fix it, aka totally sustainable! Wish me luck, pictures to come soon! I updated, Don! May 31, 2010 at 10:41 AM. Nicely, done gorgeous! June 2, 2010 at 10:19 AM. Take care and post again soon. XOXO! June 11, 2010 at 4:10 AM.
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Marniesaur's Adventures in The Gambia: Cultural Differences and Rice Paddies
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August 8, 2010. Cultural Differences and Rice Paddies. What is wrong with this place? How can Amadou look at Mamatida and feel anything but shame? How does he convince himself that she likes him when he knows she wouldn’t have chosen him as her husband. She was essentially sold to him by her uncaring mother. I asked her if she wants to go tomorrow. Her response: “He says to go, my mom says to go, my dad says to go. So…” AHHHH! Is she able to do the work? Marnie, That is such an amazing story, from start ...
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Marniesaur's Adventures in The Gambia: August 2010
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August 8, 2010. Cultural Differences and Rice Paddies. What is wrong with this place? How can Amadou look at Mamatida and feel anything but shame? How does he convince himself that she likes him when he knows she wouldn’t have chosen him as her husband. She was essentially sold to him by her uncaring mother. I asked her if she wants to go tomorrow. Her response: “He says to go, my mom says to go, my dad says to go. So…” AHHHH! Is she able to do the work? August 3, 2010. These ex-pat houses, however, are ...
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Marniesaur's Adventures in The Gambia: baby pictures
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December 9, 2010. Kumba and baby Mahana at the hospital. Right after bringing the baby home. (There are three sisters: Kumba, Fanta and Hamina, the boy checking out the baby is Hamina's son Asi). Me, Kumba and the baby later that night (see the sweatshirt? It's actually getting cold here). The family and me. From left to right: Hamina (the other sister and mother of Asi), Baby Mahana, Me, Sarjo (their mom), Fanta and Kumba. Mahana (me) and Mahana (baby). The sisters and me. Aren't they so beautiful?
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Marniesaur's Adventures in The Gambia: Gambia: A brief look
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June 13, 2010. Gambia: A brief look. I just sent an email to a friend doing PC in El Salvador, which sort of explained PC The Gambia in a nutshell, so I thought I'd post an excerpt of it here. Please excuse any grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization errors, this is a direct copy/paste. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Marniesaur's Adventures in The Gambia. Subscribe To Marniesaur's Blog. Peace Corps Volunteer Health and Community Development. View my complete profile. Marnie Florin, PCV.
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Marniesaur's Adventures in The Gambia: Ramblings
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August 3, 2010. These ex-pat houses, however, are as nice as any expensive house in America. Tiled floors, granite kitchen counters, AIR CONDITIONING! Like I said earlier, as a result of not having any work, I’m pretty checked out in village. I have ZERO plans for when I get back, except to read and just hang out with my people. And I’m totally ok with that and actually really looking forward to it—aside from being a bit nervous to leave civilization. I love your postings and am totally in awe of all tha...
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Marniesaur's Adventures in The Gambia: New York, New York
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May 8, 2010. New York, New York. In 48 hours I will be in New York City! Should be amazing. Hopefully I don't have a nervous breakdown. I'll give a sweet update about it in a couple days! Hve fun in New York. Love you, Eli. May 13, 2010 at 1:48 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Marniesaur's Adventures in The Gambia. Subscribe To Marniesaur's Blog. Peace Corps Volunteer Health and Community Development. View my complete profile. Marnie Florin, PCV. Banjul, The Gambia. Thanks Leslie and Ryan!
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Marniesaur's Adventures in The Gambia: The Namesake
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December 8, 2010. I watched a live birth and now feel like a parent. Because 9 times out of 10 that’s what it is. But she explained again and then I realized she was saying Kumba and meant the baby. So I freaked out and ran over. What if the baby dies because of me? But then, I thought about how I would watch our 9-month pregnant cook in my training village chopping wood with a super heavy ax. AND THEN, I remembered seeing Kumba all last week pounding with a huge, heavy pestle (or mortar? Maybe that will...
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Marniesaur's Adventures in The Gambia: The world has frozen over and pigs are flying
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October 9, 2010. The world has frozen over and pigs are flying. That's right. The impossible has happened. My 9-year-old sister, Kadyjatu, has started first grade. (I know that starting school at 9 seems really old by American standards, but it's not very old here. Most first graders are 7.) For my ENTIRE service here, I have been trying to get my mom to agree to send KJ to school, but she has refused every single time. So with that information under your belts, read away:. During our BCC training on Jan...
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Marniesaur's Adventures in The Gambia: December 2010
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December 9, 2010. Kumba and baby Mahana at the hospital. Right after bringing the baby home. (There are three sisters: Kumba, Fanta and Hamina, the boy checking out the baby is Hamina's son Asi). Me, Kumba and the baby later that night (see the sweatshirt? It's actually getting cold here). The family and me. From left to right: Hamina (the other sister and mother of Asi), Baby Mahana, Me, Sarjo (their mom), Fanta and Kumba. Mahana (me) and Mahana (baby). The sisters and me. Aren't they so beautiful?
