Well the Summer is coming to an end. School starts September
3 and after that I have just 36 weeks of teaching and then my Peace Corps
service will essentially be over. I can’t believe that the summer went by so
fast, but I think it is because I had such an awesome time. Here are some
highlights:
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Meeting the new volunteers and helping out at
their training
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Visiting the tallest waterfall in Cameroon
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Making homemade pizza, dough and all
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Seeing some of my good friends COS (Close of
Service) and getting to see a little bit of my future, since it’ll be me in a
year!
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Visiting Ethiopia for 31 days
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Seeing crocodiles, hippos, and zebras up close
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Visiting some of the famous tribes of Ethiopia
in the Lower Omo Valley
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Hiking for 7 days in the Simien Mountains in the rain and hail (this
was one of the most incredible things I have ever seen or done)
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Seeing the rock hewn churches in Lalibela
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Going to the 4th holist Muslim city,
Harar
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Feeding hyenas
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Going to a spa resort
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Seeing the Dark Knight Rises
I loved my time in Ethiopia and really didn’t want it to
end, I know for sure that I want to go back there and do things that I wasn’t
able to see this time due to time and money constraints. Everyone was so
welcoming and helpful. I was grateful for the opportunity to see another
country in Africa and I would love to see more. I know its surprising but
Ethiopia was more “western” than Cameroon so I was able to get a little taste
of America while I was there, I even got to play ski-ball.
Tomorrow I am going back to post to get settled in before
school starts. This fall will be busy with teaching my English classes,
teaching other teachers how to use computers, teaching English at the preschool
and hopefully working with girls at the primary school. Also I will be applying
to graduate schools for International Relations with a focus in US Foreign
Policy. So it looks like I have a lot to look forward too!
When I have more time I will write about my time in Ethiopia, but I just wanted to give a little update now. And here are some pictures to tide your over.
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| Sean and I at the largest waterfall in Cameroon, over 80 M tall |
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| Hippos at the "Crocodile market" in Arba Minch, Ethiopia |
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| Zebras in Neichesar National Park, Ethiopia |
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| Sean with kids in Gondar, Ethiopia |
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| Gelada Baboon in the Simien National Park |
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| Our camp the 2nd night of our hike with our guide and mule-men |
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| Our scout, Yassin, with a "view" |
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| Simien Mountain National Park |
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| At the top of a mountain, which is actually taller than Mountain Cameroon! |
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| Sean and Sammi, our guide, walking along the road |
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| Walia Ibex in the Simien Mountains |
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| Our camp for the 4th and 5th night (the the tallest peak, I climbed that!) |
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| Rock-hewn church in Lalibela |
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| St. George Church in Lalibela |
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| Kids going to Mass in Lalibela |
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| Camel Market near Harar |
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| Kids hanging out in the walled city of Harar |
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| Feeding hyenas, I'm not scared haha |
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| At the best restaurant in Ethiopia in Lalibela |
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