Category Archives: Peace Corps

The End and the Beginning

Posted on 25 June 2010 by Sika

And, that’s it for Peace Corps. I’m still going to be writing at this address, but when I get back from Costa Rica, I’m going to archive all my Peace Corps related stuff at a different address, redesign and re-title … Continue reading →

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Changes Peace Corps Hath Wrought

Posted on 25 June 2010 by Sika

Malawi has made me . . .. indecisive. I mean, I had occasional (frequent) problems making a decision before, but in Malawi you can make as many decisions as you want, and they rarely have any effect on the end … Continue reading →

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Meeting Kids in Ilha

Posted on 5 May 2010 by Sika

I didn’t find many people to talk to in my wandering. John, over and over again, as accidentally we ate together at least once a day, and some Peace Corps Volunteers at one point (also, the French couple that had … Continue reading →

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Ilha de Mozambique is a vortex

Posted on 4 May 2010 by Sika

I’m still not quite sure how I spent so much time in Ilha de Mozambique. Each day passes slowly and quickly at the same time. Days start to take on a gauzy, amorphous quality, ebbing and flowing with the tide. … Continue reading →

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27 June: Site Announcement

Posted on 9 September 2009 by Sika

We weren’t there for Health ‘08’s site announcements. Health ’06 did a great event for ours, but due to scheduling problems we didn’t get to stay in Dedza long enough for the ’08 site announcements. This year, site announcement was … Continue reading →

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Leaving Malawi, Part II

Posted on 7 September 2009 by Sika

If I said there aren’t some things I’ll be happy to leave, I’d be lying. Mostly things like stone babies and the way many men feel they own my body because I’m a woman, and being called azungu azungu all … Continue reading →

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Leaving Malawi, Part I

Posted on 3 September 2009 by Sika

I haven´t written about my last weeks in Malawi partly because I still don´t have pics uploaded for some posts I´ve already written, but mostly because I´ve been in a serious state of denial: refusing to say good-bye to people … Continue reading →

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How Peace Corps is like a coat

Posted on 2 September 2009 by Sika

I think one of the problems some people have when returning from Peace Corps is a response to the loss of what Peace Corps means for one’s identity. For one thing, Peace Corps goes to great lengths to enculturate us–my … Continue reading →

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25 June: PCV of the Week

Posted on 8 June 2009 by Sika

Edith asked me to come to PST (pre-service training) for the newbies. I was excited because I was pretty sure Zomba was getting Marla, and I thought it would be nice to get to know her a bit better. Also, … Continue reading →

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COS Conference

Posted on 21 May 2009 by Sika

At our COS conference, there was a Yao dancer with his locally-available-resources-band. Since it was too dark for movies, I took pictures and recorded some sound files instead. I’m not sure this post is going to work the way I … Continue reading →

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Just got back from . . .

Posted on 5 May 2009 by Sika

Last week I had my COS (Close of Service) Conference, We went to Nkhotakota Pottery on Monday and came back to Lilongwe on Friday. The Close of Service conference is about learning what paperwork we have to do, and how … Continue reading →

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Malawi-bound?

Posted on 25 March 2009 by Sika

All y’all health 2009 people are probably getting a bit anxious at this point. Relax. One of the best posts I’ve seen about what to bring is here. I disagree with some of it, but we all disagree about what … Continue reading →

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One of the things that changes

Posted on 25 March 2009 by Sika

I just ate a yummy white guava that I bought at the market when I went in on the 10 o’clock (read: 10:40. Ish.) bus. In one of my last couple of bites, I saw a brown area, which upon … Continue reading →

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My non-travelling life

Posted on 18 March 2009 by Sika

Lectures start up next week again. I’ve got 4 topics, but I did 2 of them last year and one of the other 2 is related to one that I did last year. For the second years, I have two … Continue reading →

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Things We Are Doing Well

Posted on 20 February 2009 by Sika

My birthday party was awesome. David made a nutella birthday cake for me, I made Tracy’s carrot cake for Thoko’s birthday, and Adrienne blessed me with her first ever baking attempt: a delicious although somewhat disconcerting red velvet cake. Wanangwa … Continue reading →

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