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Month 10: just call me mama, part two; the adoption
I told you that the ‘mama’ role plays out so much in service work. And as of now, I’m an adoptive “English mother”. Read up on some heart-warming stories from two learners at my school. I hope these s… more →
Liz in Service
Post 6 : In-Service Training?
wrote 2 days ago: I put a question mark after in-service training because my cohort is yet to be sworn-in as Peace Co … more →
Month 10: just call me mama, part two; the adoption
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wrote 2 days ago: I told you that the ‘mama’ role plays out so much in service work. And as of now, I’m an adoptive “E … more →
Month 10: success is counted sweetest when...
wrote 6 days ago: Emily Dickinson, one of my favorite poets, once wrote: Success is counted sweetest By those who ne’e … more →
Month 10: library opening!
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wrote 2 weeks ago: The library is finally open at my school. I’m almost done training my grade 5-7 library monito … more →
Month 10: "funny" day
wrote 2 weeks ago: My school counterpart is the most creative South African I’ve met during my time here. To fund … more →
Post 5: Thoughts, Feelings, Pictures, Questions, Comments, etc.
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Daily Inspiration: “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if w … more →
Peace Corps realities: corporal punishment
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I hear the phrase “Ngizokushaya!” pretty much every day, which means “I will beat you!” This phrase … more →
Ubuntu: a bittersweet bathroom
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wrote 3 weeks ago: South Africa is a diverse country – there are multiple languages spoken and cultures that reside her … more →
A month in photos: April 2013
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Beauty pageant time — my school has been working very hard to fundraise 2,000R to contribute t … more →
Back to Mokopane
wrote 4 weeks ago: Good afternoon friends! This is just a quick update that I am heading back to Mokopane for our last … more →
Month nine: 20 reasons to be happy
wrote 1 month ago: Ngiyajabula! (I am happy) I’ve been on a Peace Corps high this month. Maybe it’s because my projects … more →
Remember “that one kid” I told ya about?
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wrote 1 month ago: After I edited his stories, he rewrote them into a new notebook I gave him. He decorated the cover – … more →
Continuing the journey
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wrote 1 month ago: Great news everyone! The Office of Medical Services in Washington, DC cleared me to … more →
Month nine: the library is ready to go!
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wrote 1 month ago: The day has finally come that I have been waiting for – I am done organizing and decorating my schoo … more →
Help! In need of suggestions for my grade 5 class story
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wrote 1 month ago: Nicely put, the South African English curriculum for grade 5 is absolutely unrealistic for rural kid … more →
Peace Corps Medical...again
wrote 1 month ago: Well, Peace Corps Medical and I are becoming fast friends. Before leaving the States I was well-acqu … more →
Just another day in the Peace Corps: no water, no problem!
wrote 1 month ago: I don’t have running water at my site, but I do have a water tap in close proximity to my hut. I fet … more →
A month in photos: March 2013
wrote 1 month ago: Camping at St. Lucia, one of South Africa’s vacation destinations with three of my PCV friends Katri … more →
Month eight: just call me mama
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wrote 2 months ago: Every morning, I walk by the grade R classroom and the kids either say, “buh byeeee Ms. Mathebula” ( … more →
