Title: Marika VSO-ing in Namibia (
Namibia)
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Elephant Energy Womans project and wrapping up....farewell Caprivi! - 09/Dec/2010 19:12 - 4979 days ago
As the academic year draws to an end, I continue to have reduced obligations at Mavuluma with the exception of the numerous atte...
Storms in all forms - 26/Nov/2010 07:18 - 4992 days ago
As I thought my work ended here, in typical fashion various things keep cropping up as a way of wrapping up and as I found mysel...
Secondary Workshops - 16/Nov/2010 14:45 - 5002 days ago
I returned from the Waterberg hike refreshed for a week ahead of preparation for my Secondary workshop. With help from other vo...
Waterberg Plateau hike - 01/Nov/2010 21:04 - 5017 days ago
After the relatively hefty hours I had been doing recently I justified myself in taking a few days leave during term time, synch...
Upper Primary Workshop - 24/Oct/2010 21:18 - 5025 days ago
After the distribution of my invitation letters I spent the first whole week pushing paper. I couldn’t believe how many people...
End of teaching schedule - 11/Oct/2010 17:23 - 5038 days ago
The temperatures have reached 39°C, meaning I’m becoming increasingly less productive in the afternoons, increasingly intoler...
Impalila Island - 29/Sep/2010 19:14 - 5050 days ago
After the conference, I return to work both a little more motivated and encouraged, but at the same time continuing to question ...
VSO Namibia Volunteer Conference - 19/Sep/2010 16:47 - 5060 days ago
I thoroughly enjoyed last week as we had the rare opportunity to gather with all Namibia’s VSO volunteers and staff for a week...
Road trip - 07/Sep/2010 13:02 - 5072 days ago
The journey: Katima→ Otavi → Namib-Naukluft NP → Walvis Bay → Swakopmund → Cape Cross → Skeleton Coast → Khorixas ...
2/3 of the way through - 25/Aug/2010 18:02 - 5085 days ago
I braved the beginning of the last week with the decision not to overlook the matter of cheating. The general consensus seemed ...
15Αυγούστου - Χρόνια Πολλά! - 15/Aug/2010 19:29 - 5095 days ago
We are now in the middle of the examination period and sadly, I’m once again disappointed at my class’s results. I came here...
Challenges... - 08/Aug/2010 21:11 - 5102 days ago
Time is going faster as I get increasingly busier. The class I teach continue to make my day, especially teaching the girls. T...
More involved - 27/Jul/2010 17:06 - 5114 days ago
I'd like to say I’m having increasingly productive weeks both at work and in the kitchen. I spent the majority of the week at ...
Sustainability vs Service Delivery - 18/Jul/2010 18:45 - 5123 days ago
This past week demonstrated an example of our dilemma between sustainability and service delivery. 50 years ago when VSO first ...
Week in Windhoek and ongoing issues of transport - 11/Jul/2010 11:22 - 5130 days ago
After weeks of requests and basic pestering for transport, I managed to borrow a government vehicle for the morning to visit one...
Half-way through placement - 29/Jun/2010 17:28 - 5142 days ago
Last week, 3 of the local schools in town competed in a choir competition on an Anti-tobacco/drugs day. Interestingly accompanie...
cold cold cold - 20/Jun/2010 13:28 - 5151 days ago
This week we had the new Minister of Education visit the region. A Dr shuffled from the Ministry of Fisheries, as many governme...
Term II - 12/Jun/2010 09:56 - 5159 days ago
Katima and the people have been welcoming on return. I’ve eased myself in with work, but at the same time with a bit more dete...
Holiday - 27/May/2010 19:17 - 5175 days ago
The journey:Katima→Divundu→Oshakati→Ruacana Falls→Opuwo→Epupa Falls→Oshakati→Etosha NP→Oshakati→Waterberg Plat...
ICT 2 - Mariental - 20/Apr/2010 19:12 - 5212 days ago
Off we head, Rani, Manna and I, a mere 1500km to the South of Namibia, into the Tropic of Capricorn and approximately 35 gravell...
Easter weekend -Χριστός Ανέστη! - 08/Apr/2010 12:39 - 5224 days ago
I'm in the last 4-day week now, nearing the big holidays. We have had many people coming and going this week, including voluntee...
4-day weeks - 29/Mar/2010 18:59 - 5234 days ago
We are now in the second of three 4-day weeks and could easily get used to this. Unfortunately, the holidays aren’t very well ...
Being tested - 21/Mar/2010 23:12 - 5242 days ago
I think this week qualifies as officially the worst here yet. Let’s start when Rani, Manna, Elaine and Jeese spotted a Black M...
New arrivals - 14/Mar/2010 12:05 - 5249 days ago
This weekend we have had new VSO arrivals. Rani and Manna, a lovely, lovely couple from South Africa, with Indian descent, but h...
Working/Daylight hours only... - 07/Mar/2010 12:12 - 5256 days ago
Although I haven’t been able to make more use of the 4x4 since Tuesday as the Maths teachers were attending the workshop in he...
First school visit out in the bush - 02/Mar/2010 18:41 - 5261 days ago
Today I took my first drive with a Government 4x4 Car to visit two schools further out of Katima. It was really enjoyable, drivi...
Victoria Falls - 01/Mar/2010 19:00 - 5262 days ago
So to end the week, Vivien was kind enough to offer me an opportunity to see the all-talked-about, one of seven wonders of the w...
Digging deeper into my role - 01/Mar/2010 18:36 - 5262 days ago
As I continue to observe teachers and meet more interesting characters, I am also getting a different perspective on things. As ...
A month in - 21/Feb/2010 13:45 - 5270 days ago
It has finally clouded over, rained and cooled down here– phew - if only it would stay like this.I have managed to make my fir...
Untitled - 19/Feb/2010 14:34 - 5272 days ago
Today it is Lizzie and Andrew's wedding and I have mixed feelings about being here and not being there to share it with them. I ...
Work - 15/Feb/2010 18:41 - 5276 days ago
It hasn’t rained for a while now, making it very hot and cycling in the sand is getting harder. I fear what it’ll be like in...
Meetings of the many - 13/Feb/2010 15:22 - 5278 days ago
It’s been a well packed fortnight. Last weekend was another one of being spoilt. Vivien and I went down to Kifi, near Divundu ...
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