Title: Jerry Merz (
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MEET JERRY JUNIOR!!!!! - 08/Mar/2012 22:24 - 5203 days ago
If you have followed this blog, you have come to know the guys in the metal shop. Mabine, Gift and Charles. As we make pr...
MEET JERRY JUNIOR!!!!! - 08/Mar/2012 22:24 - 5203 days ago
If you have followed this blog, you have come to know the guys in the metal shop. Mabine, Gift and Charles. As we make pr...
Africa Cup of Nations–-–ZAMBIA!!!!!!!!!! - 13/Feb/2012 18:27 - 5227 days ago
Congratulations Zambia! The Chipolopolo rise from the ashes of Gabon to be crowned champions of Africa Cup of Nations 2012: Zamb...
Africa Cup of Nations–––ZAMBIA!!!!!!!!!! - 13/Feb/2012 18:27 - 5227 days ago
Congratulations Zambia! The Chipolopolo rise from the ashes of Gabon to be crowned champions of Africa Cup of Nations 2012: Zamb...
Go, no don’t go….mixed emotions - 23/Jan/2012 22:09 - 5248 days ago
Hours in a day seem to accelerate as the time to depart Zambia gets closer. For the past four months, I have been getting more...
Go, no don’t go….mixed emotions - 23/Jan/2012 22:09 - 5248 days ago
Hours in a day seem to accelerate as the time to depart Zambia gets closer. For the past four months, I have been getting more...
The Metal Shop - 16/Dec/2011 17:35 - 5286 days ago
It is very exciting that the new metal shop will be completed before I leave Zambia. This little project seems to be picking u...
The Metal Shop - 16/Dec/2011 17:35 - 5286 days ago
It is very exciting that the new metal shop will be completed before I leave Zambia. This little project seems to be picking u...
I forgot a title….how about“My days are numbered!” - 08/Nov/2011 17:45 - 5324 days ago
The dial has surely been turned up a notch here at Pestalozzi. I have been able to see this coming for quite some time, but th...
I forgot a title….how about“My days are numbered!” - 08/Nov/2011 17:45 - 5324 days ago
The dial has surely been turned up a notch here at Pestalozzi. I have been able to see this coming for quite some time, but th...
Kafue National Park - 24/Sep/2011 12:27 - 5369 days ago
It has been presidential election week for Zambia. VSO filled us with all kinds of information and preparations were made for ...
Kafue National Park - 24/Sep/2011 12:27 - 5369 days ago
It has been presidential election week for Zambia. VSO filled us with all kinds of information and preparations were made for ...
1 in 7 - 24/Aug/2011 18:31 - 5400 days ago
There is a guy that I met when I first arrived here named Tennes. We bought over a hundred desks and chairs that were handmade...
1 in 7 - 24/Aug/2011 18:31 - 5400 days ago
There is a guy that I met when I first arrived here named Tennes. We bought over a hundred desks and chairs that were handmade...
happy birthday :( - 22/Jun/2011 03:54 - 5463 days ago
I am just returning from a dinner with Mathews….do you remember, he is the kid a bunch of you sponsored last year with his...
happy birthday :( - 22/Jun/2011 03:54 - 5463 days ago
I am just returning from a dinner with Mathews….do you remember, he is the kid a bunch of you sponsored last year with his...
Botswana/Namibia - 03/May/2011 20:55 - 5513 days ago
Ilene and I left for another little adventure this past month. As I had mentioned earlier, we set off south and west for a few...
Botswana/Namibia - 03/May/2011 20:55 - 5513 days ago
Ilene and I left for another little adventure this past month. As I had mentioned earlier, we set off south and west for a few...
Coming HOME!!!! (close) - 03/Apr/2011 09:50 - 5543 days ago
Well, living this life seems ripe for so many opportunities. Some good (beautiful, touching, fun, funny….), some bad (cr...
Coming HOME!!!! (close) - 03/Apr/2011 09:50 - 5543 days ago
Well, living this life seems ripe for so many opportunities. Some good (beautiful, touching, fun, funny….), some bad (cr...
Another Blog - 02/Mar/2011 20:32 - 5575 days ago
Another volunteer turned me on to this blog of (I believe) someone she knows. They decided it would be a good idea to travel b...
Another Blog - 02/Mar/2011 20:32 - 5575 days ago
Another volunteer turned me on to this blog of (I believe) someone she knows. They decided it would be a good idea to travel b...
One year anniversary - 25/Feb/2011 18:39 - 5580 days ago
A fresh load of new volunteers just arrived this past weekend. As usual, a whole bunch from the UK, quite a few from the Nethe...
One year anniversary - 25/Feb/2011 18:39 - 5580 days ago
A fresh load of new volunteers just arrived this past weekend. As usual, a whole bunch from the UK, quite a few from the Nethe...
MOZAMBIQUE…..WE MADE IT!!!!! - 08/Jan/2011 17:24 - 5628 days ago
I was just reading the last post and fondly remembering the quesiness in my stomach as we took off out of Lusaka in a 1996 used ...
MOZAMBIQUE…..WE MADE IT!!!!! - 08/Jan/2011 17:24 - 5628 days ago
I was just reading the last post and fondly remembering the quesiness in my stomach as we took off out of Lusaka in a 1996 used ...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….. - 04/Dec/2010 17:42 - 5663 days ago
…actually, it isn’t It is a holiday season, like summer break, but it doesn’t seem like anyone gets very excit...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….. - 04/Dec/2010 17:42 - 5663 days ago
…actually, it isn’t It is a holiday season, like summer break, but it doesn’t seem like anyone gets very excit...
Settling in to Africa - 23/Oct/2010 16:01 - 5705 days ago
I was thinking the other day….the things that were once sooo bizaar when I first arrived in Africa, seem to have become ju...
Settling in to Africa (also Zambezi River 3–Knucklehead 0) - 23/Oct/2010 16:01 - 5705 days ago
I was thinking the other day….the things that were once sooo bizaar when I first arrived in Africa, seem to have become ju...
The Lower Zambezi - 16/Aug/2010 20:23 - 5773 days ago
Ilene has now been here a month and a half….time is just flying by. She has made many noticeable changes to the apartmen...
Look what I found!! - 18/Jul/2010 20:02 - 5802 days ago
Yes, Ilene really arrived on the first of July. It was out of sequence for normal arrivals, so she hasn’t gone throug...
Oh it pains me!! - 17/Jun/2010 07:02 - 5833 days ago
I see that I have been falling in to a pattern of introducing you to new people. So, meet VSO volunteer from England, Dave: He...
The“Shop” - 28/May/2010 20:11 - 5853 days ago
The metal shop is up and running. There is already a substantial backlog of projects, not to mention teaching some people how ...
Patience - 15/May/2010 21:48 - 5866 days ago
Pestalozzi has determined that they would like me to be a signatory on their bank account, with regard to withdrawing funds for ...
Meet Mathew - 06/May/2010 19:13 - 5875 days ago
I just moved in to my new apartment and last night, as I drove in through the gate, this guy followed me in. As I stopped my m...
Oh my goodness - 04/May/2010 20:23 - 5877 days ago
I just found TWENTY comments that I didn’t know were on the blog. To those of you who posted and didn’t see it, pl...
contradictions - 25/Apr/2010 19:10 - 5886 days ago
Great news….in a way. My biggest challenge in my placement is probably my living situation. No offense to Ray, my roommate...
Mpika - 09/Apr/2010 16:38 - 5902 days ago
Well, there’s still some folks reading, so I’ll keep writing. Thanks so much for the comments and emails. Although I can’t...
Bet you can’t top this “fish” story - 29/Mar/2010 07:07 - 5913 days ago
One regret I had with coming to Africa, was the fact that I would have to abandon my metal work for a couple of years. It’s ...
Lessons Learned and Micheal Poyo - 21/Mar/2010 16:11 - 5921 days ago
I went to a “braii” (b-b-que) last week. Played a great new yard game made out of blocks of wood and some wooden batons. V...
GEESH!!! - 11/Mar/2010 06:11 - 5931 days ago
First of all, sorry if I am posting too much. There are some who seem to be enjoying these first few days, and I just have to ...
The First Week at Pestalozzi - 06/Mar/2010 15:50 - 5936 days ago
Although it is the end of my second week in Zambia, it is as though they were two separate weeks. During the training week, we...
Untitled - 01/Mar/2010 18:18 - 5941 days ago
Home
February 28, 2010
It was about a year ago, that I went to The Elliot Bay Bookstore in Seattle and asked a very simple quest...
A few photos from the past week - 26/Feb/2010 19:45 - 5944 days ago
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Morning has broken - 23/Feb/2010 19:05 - 5947 days ago
I can’t sleep
First light and the cacophony of sweet bird music has begun. It’s not keeping me awake, rather I am enjoying b...
Thursday Feb. 18– Saturday (which is really Friday for y’all) - 20/Feb/2010 17:53 - 5950 days ago
What a whirlwind….. but I have arrived in Zambia. It was a pretty shaky start, as my visa application and passport were s...
Last night’s farewell and fundraiser - 20/Jan/2010 18:16 - 5981 days ago
My thanks to those of you who chose to leave the comfort of your home and join us last night at the Twisp River Pub. Personal...
African farewell and fundraiser - 12/Dec/2009 22:54 - 6020 days ago
Hello to all who have subscribed to this site…. and thank you for your interest
As the day approaches that I must say good...
setting up the Blog - 02/Dec/2009 19:48 - 6030 days ago
Being new to this, I want to pass on what I have learned about subscribing to a blog. You can do it two ways:
1) choose this &...
Preparations are underway - 02/Dec/2009 01:21 - 6030 days ago
With each passing day, the “nervous meter” seems to move up a notch. I will be riding a motorcycle in Zambia, so r...
CUSO/VSO–Zambia - 24/Sep/2009 00:24 - 6099 days ago
It’s official……… I’m off to Zambia in mid February!
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