Title: Jerry Merz (Zambia)

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MEET JERRY JUNIOR!!!!! - 08/Mar/2012 22:24 - 4655 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...
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MEET JERRY JUNIOR!!!!! - 08/Mar/2012 22:24 - 4655 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...
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Africa Cup of Nations–-–ZAMBIA!!!!!!!!!! - 13/Feb/2012 18:27 - 4679 days ago
Congratulations Zambia! The Chipolopolo rise from the ashes of Gabon to be crowned champions of Africa Cup of Nations 2012: Zamb...
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Africa Cup of Nations–––ZAMBIA!!!!!!!!!! - 13/Feb/2012 18:27 - 4679 days ago
Congratulations Zambia! The Chipolopolo rise from the ashes of Gabon to be crowned champions of Africa Cup of Nations 2012: Zamb...
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Go, no don’t go….mixed emotions - 23/Jan/2012 22:09 - 4700 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...
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Go, no don’t go….mixed emotions - 23/Jan/2012 22:09 - 4700 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...
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The Metal Shop - 16/Dec/2011 17:35 - 4738 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...
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The Metal Shop - 16/Dec/2011 17:35 - 4738 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...
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I forgot a title….how about“My days are numbered!” - 08/Nov/2011 17:45 - 4776 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...
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I forgot a title….how about“My days are numbered!” - 08/Nov/2011 17:45 - 4776 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...
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Kafue National Park - 24/Sep/2011 12:27 - 4821 days ago
It has been presidential election week for Zambia.  VSO filled us with all kinds of information and preparations were made for ...
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Kafue National Park - 24/Sep/2011 12:27 - 4821 days ago
It has been presidential election week for Zambia.  VSO filled us with all kinds of information and preparations were made for ...
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1 in 7 - 24/Aug/2011 18:31 - 4852 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...
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1 in 7 - 24/Aug/2011 18:31 - 4852 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...
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happy birthday :( - 22/Jun/2011 03:54 - 4915 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...
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happy birthday :( - 22/Jun/2011 03:54 - 4915 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...
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Botswana/Namibia - 03/May/2011 20:55 - 4965 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...
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Botswana/Namibia - 03/May/2011 20:55 - 4965 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...
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Coming HOME!!!! (close) - 03/Apr/2011 09:50 - 4995 days ago
Well, living this life seems ripe for so many opportunities.  Some good (beautiful, touching, fun, funny….), some bad (cr...
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Coming HOME!!!! (close) - 03/Apr/2011 09:50 - 4995 days ago
Well, living this life seems ripe for so many opportunities.  Some good (beautiful, touching, fun, funny….), some bad (cr...
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Another Blog - 02/Mar/2011 20:32 - 5027 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...
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Another Blog - 02/Mar/2011 20:32 - 5027 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...
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One year anniversary - 25/Feb/2011 18:39 - 5032 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...
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One year anniversary - 25/Feb/2011 18:39 - 5032 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...
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MOZAMBIQUE…..WE MADE IT!!!!! - 08/Jan/2011 17:24 - 5080 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 ...
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MOZAMBIQUE…..WE MADE IT!!!!! - 08/Jan/2011 17:24 - 5080 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 ...
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….. - 04/Dec/2010 17:42 - 5115 days ago
…actually, it isn’t It is a holiday season, like summer break, but it doesn’t seem like anyone gets very excit...
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….. - 04/Dec/2010 17:42 - 5115 days ago
…actually, it isn’t It is a holiday season, like summer break, but it doesn’t seem like anyone gets very excit...
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Settling in to Africa - 23/Oct/2010 16:01 - 5157 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...
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Settling in to Africa (also Zambezi River 3–Knucklehead 0) - 23/Oct/2010 16:01 - 5157 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...
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The Lower Zambezi - 16/Aug/2010 20:23 - 5225 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...
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Look what I found!! - 18/Jul/2010 20:02 - 5254 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...
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Oh it pains me!! - 17/Jun/2010 07:02 - 5285 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...
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The“Shop” - 28/May/2010 20:11 - 5305 days ago
The metal shop is up and running.  There is already a substantial backlog of projects, not to mention teaching some people how ...
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Patience - 15/May/2010 21:48 - 5318 days ago
Pestalozzi has determined that they would like me to be a signatory on their bank account, with regard to withdrawing funds for ...
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Meet Mathew - 06/May/2010 19:13 - 5327 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...
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Oh my goodness - 04/May/2010 20:23 - 5329 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...
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contradictions - 25/Apr/2010 19:10 - 5338 days ago
Great news….in a way.  My biggest challenge in my placement is probably my living situation.  No offense to Ray, my roommate...
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Mpika - 09/Apr/2010 16:38 - 5354 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...
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Bet you can’t top this “fish” story - 29/Mar/2010 07:07 - 5365 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 ...
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Lessons Learned and Micheal Poyo - 21/Mar/2010 16:11 - 5373 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...
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GEESH!!! - 11/Mar/2010 06:11 - 5383 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 ...
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The First Week at Pestalozzi - 06/Mar/2010 15:50 - 5388 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...
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Untitled - 01/Mar/2010 18:18 - 5393 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...
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A few photos from the past week - 26/Feb/2010 19:45 - 5396 days ago
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Morning has broken - 23/Feb/2010 19:05 - 5399 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...
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Thursday Feb. 18– Saturday (which is really Friday for y’all) - 20/Feb/2010 17:53 - 5402 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...
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Last night’s farewell and fundraiser - 20/Jan/2010 18:16 - 5433 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...
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African farewell and fundraiser - 12/Dec/2009 22:54 - 5472 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...
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setting up the Blog - 02/Dec/2009 19:48 - 5482 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 &...
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Preparations are underway - 02/Dec/2009 01:21 - 5482 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...
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CUSO/VSO–Zambia - 24/Sep/2009 00:24 - 5551 days ago
It’s official……… I’m off to Zambia in mid February! ...
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