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This will be an account of my time in Peace Corps. I will be in Mauritania, Western Africa from June 17, 2008- August 29, 2010. I will be doing Health Education and Prevention; working with the AIDS, malaria, and malnutrition epidemics. I am cut off from major forms of communication and will thus be using this blog to keep in touch so please read what I am doing, and be interactive! Post any questions or comments you have!
Disclaimer
The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the US government or the Peace CorpsMe
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- address updated
- pictures are up... see if you can spot the toubabs...
- A few more notes
- it is Jidr-El-Mohgen, and "I couldn't be happier!"
- Taxi!
- Shipping advice from another PCV/RIM mom:
- getting used to living en brusse
- Shipping costs!
- I talked to Jaime today!
- back at summer camp
- woops... i ate an artery
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Contributors
If you want to send me a letter so I will love you forever.....
Jaime Pollard c/o
Corps de la Paix
B.P. 40
Rosso, Mauritania
West Africa
Par Avion (Air Mail)
-Number your letters so we know if they arrive out of order or if one is missing.- Here are some other helpful hints about sending mail:1. Address the envelope in red ink.2. Don't include anything valuable inside like checks or cash.3. If sending a postcard, put it in an envelope, as they tend to get lost or stolen.Write a lot. I will love to hear from you all.
Corps de la Paix
B.P. 40
Rosso, Mauritania
West Africa
Par Avion (Air Mail)
-Number your letters so we know if they arrive out of order or if one is missing.- Here are some other helpful hints about sending mail:1. Address the envelope in red ink.2. Don't include anything valuable inside like checks or cash.3. If sending a postcard, put it in an envelope, as they tend to get lost or stolen.Write a lot. I will love to hear from you all.
Mauritania
don't worry, no one knows where it is
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
6 comments:
Thanks for all the beautiful pictures. I am not sure about your choice of house though. You always seem to bite off more than you can chew. I think you might be scaring off would- be visitors. I can't even say "at least she has a roof over her head!" Is there a guest room? Anna's young suiter sure is cute, but where is the picture of his camel? Live and love baby! Take care of yourself.
I miss you.
Don't forget to post your new mailing address for Rosso. Grandma is going to send you the book you want, but I told her to wait until we get your new address.I am sure it will get to you much quicker.
Pictures look great Jaime, keep em coming! I like the one with the chicken watching you cook dinner. At least you know your food is really fresh! The rice fields and palm trees look gorgeous out there. I didn't realize there was so much vegetation in certain places.
Thanks for sharing your photo's Jaime. I hope your region mates (Brandon)help with your new abode!
Jaime,
The pictures are wonderful and the children are beautiful. The mulafas (is that how you spell it??) look so comfortable and colorful. I have to say, the most difficult part seems to be the food. I do know a teacher that goes to Senegal to teach social studies. He goes every 2 years and stays for 2 years. He said the kids are great. Are you going to teach Health in English? That is really the goal for language teachers these days. It is called Content-Based Language Teaching. Instead of just teaching a language, you actually teach a subject in the target language.
Bon courage,
Ta tante Jenny
Great pictures Jamie. That looks like a pretty interesting place. I liked the one of the girl with Henna, pretty neat. How do they do that??? Do they have tattoo shops? lol!
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