Aaaah – the Roller Coaster Ride of Emotions is always right at the back door waiting for – no – grabbing – passengers. Just about the time you think you’ve acclimated to a new way of doing things, of living, of thinking the weird has become normal and you’ve become somewhat inured to heartbreaking sights … Read more
Well hallelujah! I am homeless – in a good way. My house in Austin sold and to tell you the truth it took a village and the inhabitants of that virtual village know who they are. I thank each and every one of you who went far beyond friendship to make this happen. A … Read more
2013 is a different year – the planet feels tilted a bit more than usual. During most of my life I recall transiting the shift from one year to the next without so much as a blink. Life merged seamlessly from one year to the next, punctuated by Christmas and New Year’s Celebrations; then the … Read more
Danielle Gucciardo was 23 and filled with the kind of enthusiasm and genuine sweetness that is rare at any age. I say that because there are not many people I would describe as “sweet” without that characteristic being attached to being cloying or a bit fake, but Danielle was the real deal – an old … Read more
It’s been waaaay too long since I posted, that is if you’re interested in what’s happening. If you’re getting bored with this – maybe not 😉 As I’ve said before, the odd and unusual has become the mundane, though one never completely gets used to things. Just about the time you think you’ve adapted, … Read more
by Nancy Wesson, Peace Corps Volunteer, Program Advisor: Literacy and Adult Basic Education The education of the girl-child and the women they become is one of the single most important contributions society can make to improving income, health and development for the community at large. It is not overstating the matter to say: “An educated … Read more
By Nancy Wesson, LABE Program, Advisor/Peace Corps Volunteer. An estimated 34 million people are living with HIV/AIDS in Africa and 59 per cent of those above the age of 15 are women. Of that 34 million, roughly 10 per cent are children below the age of 141 Women and girls are physiologically two to four … Read more
A few blogs ago I mentioned that I am helping a young man go back to school. What started as an acquaintance on the street has turned into a pulling at the heart strings as I learn more about Peter and his story. So I’d like to introduce you to this young man who has … Read more
This morning dawned unexpectedly quiet…. Always a welcome event here – and rare. So beautiful was the silence that i turned off the fan and reveled in it. Constant Karaoke… Must be a new bare somewhere, but every time I woke up last night, there it was again. This morning’s silence was almost deafening by … Read more
Finally – at long last – we are actually starting the project that was attempted in 2011. A burned foot, change of Town Clerk and LABE work intervened and conspired to stall the project. And a truculent volunteer dug her heels and played the role of a power-mongering bureaucrat. Her first question when approached in … Read more