Title: Camille Stabler (
Mozambique)
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The things I’ll miss most - 17/Nov/2011 11:29 - 4537 days ago
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The things I’ll miss most - 17/Nov/2011 11:29 - 4537 days ago
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Learning to Laugh Bilingually - 07/Nov/2011 15:07 - 4547 days ago
I need to start this post with a disclaimer. While it’s all apart of the story and learning curve, take it with a grai...
Learning to Laugh Bilingually - 07/Nov/2011 15:07 - 4547 days ago
I need to start this post with a disclaimer. While it’s all apart of the story and learning curve, take it with a grai...
Anomia - 29/Oct/2011 08:07 - 4556 days ago
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Anomia - 29/Oct/2011 08:07 - 4556 days ago
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RIP Boo - 26/Oct/2011 08:16 - 4559 days ago
The latest addition to our small pack of dogs was a puppy named Bono, lovingly referred to as Boo. He arrived in our compound so...
RIP Boo - 26/Oct/2011 08:16 - 4559 days ago
The latest addition to our small pack of dogs was a puppy named Bono, lovingly referred to as Boo. He arrived in our compound so...
Friendly Visit - 29/Sep/2011 12:07 - 4586 days ago
Earlier I wrote about how I get excited about visitors and start sampling my activity list before they arrive. The visitors I wa...
Friendly Visit - 29/Sep/2011 12:07 - 4586 days ago
Earlier I wrote about how I get excited about visitors and start sampling my activity list before they arrive. The visitors I wa...
Meeting The Presidente - 25/Sep/2011 08:00 - 4590 days ago
Did I tell you that I had the chance to meet the president of Mozambique!? I went with my favorite colleague, Roberto Cassiano, ...
Meeting The Presidente - 25/Sep/2011 08:00 - 4590 days ago
Did I tell you that I had the chance to meet the president of Mozambique!? I went with my favorite colleague, Roberto Cassiano, ...
Seascape - 22/Sep/2011 07:28 - 4593 days ago
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Seascape - 22/Sep/2011 07:28 - 4593 days ago
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Sonia - 15/Sep/2011 11:16 - 4600 days ago
It’s been a long time since I added a post and it’s not that Okay?Okay! hasn’t been on my mind. It’s jus...
Sonia - 15/Sep/2011 11:16 - 4600 days ago
It’s been a long time since I added a post and it’s not that Okay?Okay! hasn’t been on my mind. It’s jus...
Mystery Botanics - 06/Jun/2011 08:28 - 4701 days ago
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Mystery Botanics - 06/Jun/2011 08:28 - 4701 days ago
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Pre-Visit Rev Up - 26/May/2011 07:03 - 4712 days ago
I have 3 visitors coming to from abroad in the next week, and I’m getting so excited about having old friends here to laug...
Pre-Visit Rev Up - 26/May/2011 07:03 - 4712 days ago
I have 3 visitors coming to from abroad in the next week, and I’m getting so excited about having old friends here to laug...
Jofane Camping Trip - 23/May/2011 06:48 - 4715 days ago
One of my newly announced goals is to be more adventurous. Yep, I’m trying to embrace life and jump right in – mean...
Reevaluting Comfort Zones - 06/May/2011 13:32 - 4732 days ago
I was recently asked by my friend Sarah Branigan to answer some questions about new beginnings for her blog. The questions weren...
Human Slug - 11/Apr/2011 10:25 - 4757 days ago
Thursday was a national holiday and I took full advantage of the day off. I acknowledge that my DNA chemically changed and tha...
Fancy Shmancy - 20/Mar/2011 18:01 - 4779 days ago
As of December, (I must give full credit to one Uli Meiners for this little cabana improvement)...
Bad Puppy - 23/Feb/2011 16:30 - 4804 days ago
I know I’ve mentioned my dog Simba before, but I don’t think I’ve ever gone into detail about how quirky h...
Introducting Mila - 17/Feb/2011 09:11 - 4810 days ago
I think it’s about time that I offer a formal introduction to my new Peace Corps volunteer/ neighbor/ colleague. Okay, thi...
Gettin’Back on the Blog Wagon - 09/Feb/2011 12:14 - 4818 days ago
Okay. Okay. I know. I have some major blogging to catch up on, holidays to review, and notes from Vilankulo (including a brush w...
Cheers! - 21/Dec/2010 10:07 - 4868 days ago
After one rather frustrating work week I am finally FREE!!!! Our baskets didn’t make it to our buyer in South Africa. It...
The Solution - 17/Dec/2010 07:45 - 4872 days ago
Sometimes it’s easy to slip into the bad habit of generalizing and lumping together the entire population of Mozambique as a s...
Apples&Oranges with Susan Fang - 03/Dec/2010 09:16 - 4886 days ago
It’s rather surreal being in Mozambique and imagining the totally different lifestyles of my friends and family back home ...
Last Minute Adventures with Courtney&Sarah - 28/Nov/2010 07:51 - 4891 days ago
It’s funny how eminent departures can act as catalysts, moving things forward with a sudden immediacy that often prompts the q...
Blog Love: Top 50 Volunteer Blogs - 12/Nov/2010 08:32 - 4907 days ago
Apologies for not posting anything in the last two weeks – but I’ve been busy preparing for a big craft fair down in...
Wounded - 01/Nov/2010 08:58 - 4918 days ago
I accidently cut my thumb a while back. I won’t even tell you what I was doing, it was that stupid, but I ended up with a r...
Guest Blogger Alexi: Happy Jello - 27/Oct/2010 09:08 - 4923 days ago
Okay, so I think we can all agree that there are few things more frustrating than when modern technology malfunctions. Most of...
Camera Lens - 19/Oct/2010 14:46 - 4931 days ago
As much as I enjoy imagining how each boat ended up abandoned and quietly falling apart in the bay, I knew that it would be a ph...
Blog Love - 09/Oct/2010 10:59 - 4941 days ago
Okay? Okay. was featured on Ariana’s beautiful design blog Inspire Me Like That. You can check out more of her pictures a...
365 Days and Counting - 07/Oct/2010 07:21 - 4943 days ago
I have officially been in Mozambique for 1 full year. 365 days abroad. I don’t quite know how to express what this mark...
Ze Holga - 02/Oct/2010 07:47 - 4948 days ago
I’m off on a roadtrip adventure this weekend. Courntey, Sarah and I are venturing north to Gorongoza National Park for the...
boats. - 28/Sep/2010 11:28 - 4952 days ago
One of my first visual memories of Vilankulo, was when I saw what I like to call the boat graveyard. The graveyard is found in...
Riot in The Streets - 24/Sep/2010 07:33 - 4956 days ago
We had a bit of excitement a few weeks ago when Maputo shut down because of strikes and riots. It began in response to seve...
On Being An Adult - 21/Sep/2010 08:11 - 4959 days ago
August 1st was my 25th birthday so I guess that officially puts me at the quarter life mark. Strangely, referring to myself as a...
Last Minute Adventure in Jo’Berg - 19/Sep/2010 08:25 - 4961 days ago
After two weeks on the road with my parents and Ingrid, we made full circle and spent our last day together in Johannesberg. We ...
The Waterberg Cottage - 18/Sep/2010 08:03 - 4962 days ago
Reunited with Ingrid we made our way to the Waterberg, an old Boer faming region several hours north of Pretoria. There we staye...
2 Up&1 Down - 17/Sep/2010 07:19 - 4963 days ago
Two highlights and one instant-sad from Mashatu First, I found a porcupine quill! Some people go on safari on search of leopard...
Mashatu - 16/Sep/2010 07:14 - 4964 days ago
At the south eastern border of Botswana lies the Mashatu Game Reserve, a privately owned chunk of land. We made it safely across...
Botswana Border Cross - 15/Sep/2010 08:10 - 4965 days ago
We made it to the Botswana border and temporarily left Ingrid under a big tree full of monkeys. This is where we found our nex...
Thanda Tula means Love the Quiet - 11/Sep/2010 07:57 - 4969 days ago
After venturing over the mountain pass we finally We were so well taken care of at Thanda Thula. Our mornings started early with...
The Scenic Road - 10/Sep/2010 08:05 - 4970 days ago
Ingrid got put to the test on our way out of Swaziland. Instead of following the suggested directions, as given by our travel ag...
Finding Advice&Arts in Swazi - 09/Sep/2010 06:41 - 4971 days ago
In Mbabane, the capital of Swaziland, we walked around the old “mall” commenting on how some things were exactly the same an...
Revisiting Swaziland - 06/Sep/2010 06:31 - 4974 days ago
I wrote earlier about my return to Swaziland during the Bushfire Music Festival in May. My first trip back was fantastic, and I ...
Let the Wild Rumpus Begin - 01/Sep/2010 11:20 - 4979 days ago
After a week of showing off Vilankulo, Mom, Dad and I flew to Johannesburg to begin the next chapter of our African adventure to...
Take Your Parents To Work Day - 29/Aug/2010 12:40 - 4982 days ago
On our last full day in Vilankulo together, I took my parents to work with me. I had several important meetings with some new we...
‘Tis the Season (again) - 24/Aug/2010 09:30 - 4987 days ago
I wasn’t home last December for the holidays, so on July 18th … Several friends hitchhiked into town. We bought live chi...
Photos, Parents’Visit Week 1 - 23/Aug/2010 09:53 - 4988 days ago
(Many thanks to Irene for sharing her photos!!!)...
Vacation Life - 22/Aug/2010 09:31 - 4989 days ago
The week flew by as we spent our time enjoying the perks of living in Vilankulo. It’s hard to explain the calm happiness o...
Grand Reunion - 20/Aug/2010 12:01 - 4991 days ago
Where to begin? I have whole lot of updates, watercolors and stories to share from my parents’ recent visit, but finding a...
More Soon!!! - 16/Aug/2010 14:26 - 4995 days ago
First time I’ve had internet access in WEEKS! Will be posting updates soon. Stay tuned…...
The Parents are Coming! - 14/Jul/2010 06:39 - 5028 days ago
I know it seems that I have only been writing about visitors lately but tis the season, and honestly the arrival of guests is th...
Rocky Ride Home - 11/Jul/2010 14:54 - 5031 days ago
Some things to know about driving in Mozambique: There is one highway that runs from the south to the north of Mozambique call...
Chapa vs. Kumbi - 01/Jul/2010 14:39 - 5041 days ago
One of the most striking details that I noticed while in Swaziland was the distinct sense of personal space and propriety. One...
Part III: a homecoming of sorts - 26/Jun/2010 09:46 - 5046 days ago
I assume that most of you reading this are friends and relatives, though maybe not all, so I’ll go ahead and tell you that...
Part II: Christopher realizes that Tofu is not made of soybeans - 21/Jun/2010 07:23 - 5051 days ago
After catching the 3 am bus to Maxixe, the ferry to Inhambane and a quick chapa ride we arrived in Tofu, the main tourist town i...
Part I: Christopher Meets Vilankulo - 13/Jun/2010 08:00 - 5059 days ago
Christopher arrived on a Thursday afternoon. I think of myself as a rather organic, “see where the road takes us” kind ...
Preface: Christopher’s Visit - 10/Jun/2010 11:34 - 5062 days ago
Some trips are so epic that it’s hard to know where to start the story or what details to give. When each day is filled wi...
choice market find - 02/Jun/2010 07:21 - 5070 days ago
Every so often, when browsing through the local market, I find a real gem sitting on the shelf. Sometimes that lucky find is f...
Guest Blogger Alexi: tea time - 19/May/2010 12:23 - 5084 days ago
Any country that was once a colonial state has a rich history of tea-drinking and Mozambique is no different. The varieties offe...
For Merced de Papel - 14/May/2010 20:13 - 5089 days ago
I want to take a moment to extend two big thank yous: First is to Liza Corr for sending me a book entitled The People of Paper. ...
Ewwwww! - 12/May/2010 04:17 - 5091 days ago
Let me just start this post by openly admitting that I have a fungus…growing on me. I definitely considered not writing ab...
Exotic Fruit - 07/May/2010 14:34 - 5096 days ago
I’ve made a habit of posting images of me holding wonderfully random objects that have come into my life here; a jar of ho...
Did you know?… guest blogger - 03/May/2010 16:13 - 5100 days ago
Big News!!!! I want to introduce my first guest blogger, Alexi Piasecki. You might recognize her name from my recent Visitors ...
what’s cookin’ - 01/May/2010 19:14 - 5102 days ago
Fejªo Nhemba (also known as Matsau ati Nhaua in the local language Xitswe) One of my goals for this year was to learn and actu...
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