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Category Archives: Service – Year 1
United Ladies
Much of my Peace Corps service here in Botswana has been focused on IT education and service. One thing I do here is to help organizations manage their computers. Soon I will be helping Stepping Stones International (where Tish works) with … Continue reading
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Tagged Botswana, computers, education, jewelry, Mobley, Peace Corps
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Join the Peace Corps and Fall in Love
Botswana is not a particularly romantic place. Paris it is not. The place is mostly desert — rocky and sandy. There are no beautiful parks in which to walk hand in hand. Instead of lush flowers, there is an abundance … Continue reading
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Tagged Botswana, love, Marriage, Mobley, Peace Corps
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Mind Games at the Halfway Mark
Marion and I reached the one year mark in Botswana on April 3rd and will reach the one year mark as Peace Corps Volunteers in Mochudi on June 8th. Though pleased with this accomplishment, I will be the first to … Continue reading
Halfway There
We arrived in Botswana in April 2011. The first two months were spent in pre-service training, after which we came to Mochudi where we will serve for 24 months. When it is all over, we will have been in Botswana … Continue reading
Clothes in Botswana
One of the things I love about Botswana is the way people dress. I‘d like to say there are no rules here. You can wear whatever you like. Actually, there are rules, it’s just you only have to follow them if … Continue reading
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Tagged african dress, Botswana, clothes, fashion, Mobley, Peace Corps
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Cycling in Botswana
Back in the states one of my hobbies was cycling. I did it for fun, exercise and competition. Always an avid runner, I started cycling when I had an injury that prevented me from running; and I quickly found that … Continue reading
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Tagged Botswana, cycling, exercise, Mobley, Mountain Biking, Peace Corps
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Our Trip to Cape Town
Recently Tish and I made our first major trip since being in Africa. We visited Cape Town, South Africa. When you are in the Peace Corps you live on a small monthly stipend. The Peace Corps gives you enough … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town, Mobley, Peace Corps, South Africa, Travel
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Charity in Botswana
It is Saturday afternoon. As I write this, a woman named Kebatlhaole Oarabile is in the hallway next to a bucket on her knees wringing out a rag. Nono, as I call her, is cleaning our tile floor by hand. … Continue reading
