Peace Corps
Ode to Bucket Baths
I wanted to take a quick moment on this warm and damp evening to give my homage to the beauty of a bucket bath. For those who aren’t familiar with a bucket bath, let me explain. This is the most widely used form of bathing throughout the world, population wise at least. The basic method…
Read MoreAfrican Movie Theaters
My husband pasted this article on to me, Africans improvise the movie house. I thought it was apt, as I’ve seen a few of this during my time in Africa. Recently at a large Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP) camp I saw one of these. Staff that frequently visit the camps said that as long as…
Read MoreFirst Days in the Great Lakes of Africa
Oh the sweetness of rain. There is something so wonderful about the African rain pouring down. It takes me back to my days as a Peace Corps Volunteer when rain meant that all activities were postponed until after the rain. It was a free ticket to relax at home and wait for the rains to…
Read MoreEndless Procession
There has been an endless procession of cars passing by below our window this evening. We live on a small one way street that is a block off of one of the most happening neighborhoods in DC. Generally our street is pretty quiet, with the street backing up only occasionally in the mornings when there…
Read MoreScorpion Alert!
Scorpions are one of those critters that are said to be able to survive even a nuclear holocaust. That might be so, but they aren’t any competition for me. I just walked out into the hall and found my first one inside the guesthouse. Another colleague found one in her room a few weeks ago.…
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