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Six More Months
Actually we will be returning to the USA in less than six months, about five and one-half to be exact, but who’s counting? I am! If you are interested, you can see the exact number of months and days by looking in … Continue reading
Writing and Riding – A Month for Personal Goals
November turned out to be a very busy and productive month for me personally. I accomplished two big personal goals that I had set for myself. Goal #1: Write a Novel An idea for a book had been percolating … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Peace Corps, Service - Year 2
Tagged cycling, Mobley, National Novel Writing Month, Writing
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Beauty
There are times when I get frustrated here in Botswana. I am supposed to be “building capacity” and doing sustainable projects. There is that old saying, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him … Continue reading
Break-in Attempt
Lately there has been a rash of scary incidents… including one of our own. A German volunteer who works with Tish at Stepping Stones was mugged in Johannesburg. He was approached from behind by someone who threw their arm around … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Corps, Service - Year 2
Tagged Botswana, Mobley, Peace Corps, robbery, security
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Vacation with David and Maria – Vic Falls and Namibia
Continuing from the last blog entry, “Vacation with David and Maria – On Safari“, we pick up where we left off… Leaving the animals of our safari behind, we drove to Kasane where we dropped off Bonne and Dandy. Then … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Peace Corps, Service - Year 2, Travel
Tagged Botswana, Mobley, namibia, Peace Corps, traveling, Victoria Falls
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Vacation with David and Maria – On Safari
My son and his wife came to visit us. This is the most important thing to know… just that they were here with us again. I could hear my son’s voice, pat him on the back and look into his … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Peace Corps, Service - Year 2, Travel
Tagged Botswana, Mobley, safari, traveling
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7,813 Visitors Can’t be Wrong
The Peace Corps’ mission has three simple goals: Helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. Helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served. Helping promote a … Continue reading
HIV/AIDS Successes and Challenges
Recently NPR aired a few shows telling about successes Botswana has enjoyed in its fight against HIV/AIDS. A friend recently heard one of those show titled “Stunning Achievement Against Aids”, and asked me my opinion on it, as someone “on … Continue reading
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Tagged AIDS, ARV, Botswana, George Bush, HIV, Mobley, Mogae, Peace Corps, PEPFAR
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