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Last post... any questions, contact me! - 25/Aug/2011 17:07 - 4634 days ago
Now that I've left Zim, I think this will be my last post on this blog for now.It has been great being able to share my experien...
10 things I learned in Africa (via the ONE blog) - 25/Aug/2011 16:52 - 4634 days ago
Before leaving Africa I asked ONE if I could do anything else for the organization while still on the continent. They said that ...
Last days in Zim - 24/Aug/2011 09:11 - 4635 days ago
Farewell party at NACMy last days in Zimbabwe were pretty cool - The NAC website was officially launched, I had a going away shi...
Many first times... - 09/Aug/2011 17:20 - 4650 days ago
After spending the past eight and a half months in Africa, I've done many things for the first time. I thought it would be inter...
Roundtrip roadtrip to Mozambique - 09/Aug/2011 13:37 - 4650 days ago
I finished work at the end of July and decided to spend most of my time prior to leaving the continent on yet another trip :) th...
A tax to ensure HIV/AIDS treatment (via the ONE blog) - 29/Jul/2011 13:42 - 4661 days ago
I recently wrote a story about several of NAC's events I attended in the past month. It was just published on theONE blogyesterd...
Wrapping things up - 24/Jul/2011 12:15 - 4666 days ago
My final week at work has started off a bit early. Today (Sunday) I'm attending an offsite management planning meeting for Natio...
Chilling in Kariba - 19/Jul/2011 13:02 - 4671 days ago
The house where we spent the weekendKariba is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Zimbabwe and for a good reason - L...
NAC handover of ARVs and funds to support orphaned and vulnerable children in Zimbabwe - 14/Jul/2011 13:15 - 4676 days ago
Today was a great day at work.NAChosted an event to handover antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and additional funds to support orphaned...
VIDEO: My apartment and walk to work - 13/Jul/2011 23:40 - 4677 days ago
A couple of day ago I was thinking that I hadn't really shown anyone (from outside the country) my apartment here. It's nothing ...
Teaching the media about HIV/AIDS (via the ONE blog) - 07/Jul/2011 22:42 - 4683 days ago
An article I wrote about the media workshop that I attended recently was published on theONE blog. Check it out below oron the O...
Weekend in Botswana - 05/Jul/2011 15:26 - 4685 days ago
Last weekend I was in Francistown, Botswana. Francistown is the second largest city in Botswana. It seemed very modern - almost ...
People are awesome! - 27/Jun/2011 09:53 - 4693 days ago
So, I had a bit of a cold this past week and decided to stay home and not go to work for a couple of days, so two of my co-worke...
Media workshop - 19/Jun/2011 19:27 - 4701 days ago
I was in Kadoma again for most of last week. National AIDS Council organized a media workshop for journalists and editors repres...
Salsa night in Harare - 11/Jun/2011 18:33 - 4709 days ago
I organized a salsa night in Harare last Friday! Aaaand it was awesome!There was a lady from the Netherlands who was planning sa...
Bush Fire!! - 02/Jun/2011 12:29 - 4718 days ago
Hot Water performing at Bush Fire 2011I was in Swaziland last weekend! There was a big music festival called Bush Fire ...
Street talk from the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (via the ONE blog) - 31/May/2011 08:56 - 4720 days ago
One more of my articles for theONE blogwas published recently. Check it out belowTzviatko Chiderov is a ONE volunteer from ...
Kadoma and the National AIDS Council Strategic Plan - 21/May/2011 17:30 - 4730 days ago
I spent most of last week in the city of Kadoma, attending a National AIDS Council (NAC) strategy meeting. A new strategic plan ...
Mother's Day LTE I wrote a couple weeks ago (which wasn't published - boo!) - 19/May/2011 12:52 - 4732 days ago
I wrote a letter to the editor (LTE) just before Mother's Day a couple weeks ago. I submitted it to several Chicago-area newspap...
Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo - 18/May/2011 09:01 - 4733 days ago
TheZimbabwe International Trade Fair(ZITF) is an annual event hosted in the city of Bulawayo, the second largest city in Zimbabw...
The Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) - 04/May/2011 08:52 - 4747 days ago
The week ofHIFAis probably the most exciting week of the year for the city of Harare. Visitors from around the world come to exp...
Kelly and Aubrey finally in Zimbabwe - 30/Apr/2011 09:26 - 4751 days ago
Back when I was training for VSO last year in Canada, I met another volunteer-to-be -- Kelly. She was supposed to also come to Z...
Lions, cheetahs and the caves of Chinhoyi - 20/Apr/2011 07:47 - 4761 days ago
No, the lions and cheetahs were not in the caves (thankfully)...My friend from the UK, Samone, seemed to enjoy her visit to Zimb...
My work permit was just extended! - 15/Apr/2011 16:45 - 4766 days ago
Yesss!! Now I can officially stay here for another few months!It seems that the process this time was much easier. The National ...
Bulgarians, VSO visitor and Samone in Harare - 15/Apr/2011 10:01 - 4766 days ago
It has started getting chilly here - I now have to wear long sleeves in the morning and at night to be comfortable :) Yeah, I kn...
I've started a social business in Zimbabwe! infoweby.com - websites that do good, anyone? - 04/Apr/2011 12:03 - 4777 days ago
I have some interesting and exciting news: I've started a social business in Zimbabwe! Just as exciting is the fact that the tar...
A ONE member&VSO volunteer's perspective on living in Zimbabwe (via the ONE blog) - 26/Mar/2011 14:57 - 4786 days ago
I wrote another article for theONE blogand it waspublishedyesterday (Yess!).They made a couple of edits, including thetitlethat ...
Africa, I'll stick around for a little longer! - 23/Mar/2011 17:55 - 4789 days ago
I've decided to extend my stay here by an extra 3 months! Instead of leaving in May, it will now be some time in August!I'm enjo...
The incredible Victoria Falls - 22/Mar/2011 13:44 - 4790 days ago
I spent last weekend at Victoria Falls - the world's largest waterfall. It is on the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia. ...
Pleasant language surprise and my birthday celebrations - 07/Mar/2011 13:15 - 4805 days ago
The weekend before last I went to Ruwa, a township about 20 minutes outside of Harare, to visit the family of a friend of mine (...
Birthday wish: No child born with HIV - 03/Mar/2011 12:09 - 4809 days ago
It's my birthday today! I turn 27 and I've decided to dedicate my birthday this year to help with the fight against pediatric AI...
"Do you really hold them?!" (via the ONE blog) - 24/Feb/2011 07:05 - 4816 days ago
I traveled to the rural areas for work last week and I wrote about my experience for the ONE blog! The article waspublished...
New apartment - 22/Feb/2011 20:30 - 4818 days ago
I moved to a new apartment a couple of weeks ago. The place I was staying at before is the VSO guesthouse - meant as a cheaper a...
NAC website update and the granite hills of Domboshawa - 08/Feb/2011 10:17 - 4832 days ago
It's been a busy work week. I have finished the basic layout of the NAC website and now I need to start populating it with relev...
Great Zimbabwe, work meetings, monkeys and caterpillars! - 30/Jan/2011 10:44 - 4841 days ago
This past week I went to an offsite planning meeting through work. It was held at a hotel near the town of Masvingo - about a 3...
First few days at work... + food, networking and entertainment - 23/Jan/2011 11:51 - 4848 days ago
Sadza with meat and veggiesSo far I'm liking my job here at the National AIDS Council (NAC) of Zimbabwe - the people are gr...
Balancing Rocks&Safari - 18/Jan/2011 11:35 - 4853 days ago
PérciaMy first visitor (my friend Pércia from Mozambique) arrived here a couple of days ago :) This is her first time in Zimba...
All trained-up and ready to roll - 16/Jan/2011 20:08 - 4855 days ago
I'm almost done with in-country training with VSO! It's been a great first 12 days in Zim. I've started meeting more people and ...
In Zim at last! - 08/Jan/2011 23:38 - 4863 days ago
I'm finally in Zimbabwe! (so the name of my blog is no longer deceiving) :)I arrived in Harare on Tuesday, January 4th. All my b...
My first summer holiday season! - 03/Jan/2011 09:22 - 4868 days ago
Our hut in Bamboozi for the first few nights in TofoTraveling to Tofo from Maputo was an interesting experience. Cam and I took ...
I'm dreaming of a white (sand) Christmas… - 19/Dec/2010 19:49 - 4883 days ago
This will be my first Christmas away from my family… it will also be the first I'll spend on the beach! I'll be in Tofo, Mozam...
Adventures in Swaziland, yeeaaahhh! - 18/Dec/2010 16:47 - 4884 days ago
Swaziland is a pretty awesome place.View from a street in Mbabane, the capital of SwazilandLisa and I left early on Thursday mor...
!!Swaziland!! - 13/Dec/2010 14:53 - 4889 days ago
Something interesting that every one of the Mozambique volunteers has to do is go across the border every 30 days to get a new v...
Zimbabwe, I'll see you very soon! - 07/Dec/2010 17:24 - 4895 days ago
It's been confirmed - I'll be leaving for Zimbabwe on January 4th! As excited as I am that this is finally getting all figured o...
Malaria soaks! - 05/Dec/2010 17:25 - 4897 days ago
My soaked malaria pillsSo, apparently malaria pills can't handle a little sunblock. My sunscreen spilled in my bag and it went r...
Weather and beach vacation for the holidays - 04/Dec/2010 15:57 - 4898 days ago
It's been pretty warm around here lately. Aaaand, it just so happened that this heat wave hit right after I got a pretty bad sun...
Jerry the lizard - 04/Dec/2010 09:23 - 4898 days ago
There's a lizard in my bedroom! The first time I saw it I was pretty freaked out :) but it's been a couple of days now and I thi...
Starfish and Coconuts - 02/Dec/2010 09:56 - 4900 days ago
My first weekend in Mozambique was quite the adventure. I joined a few other VSO volunteers for a weekend vacation to Inhaca, an...
Finally in Africa - 02/Dec/2010 01:52 - 4900 days ago
It has been quite an amazing week. I met awesome people from all over the globe, I set feet on three continents, and it feels li...
Slight change in plans... Mozambique, then Zimbabwe - 23/Nov/2010 15:01 - 4909 days ago
I finally have all my travel confirmed - I'm leaving today!There's been a slight change in plans however - I will be going to Mo...
Harare in pictures - 25/Oct/2010 03:32 - 4938 days ago
I found some great pictures of Harare, Zimbabwe while browsing around the internet and I wanted to share them with you. I've inc...
Hello (developing) world! - 18/Oct/2010 18:00 - 4945 days ago
Hi everyone! My name is Tzviatko Chiderov and I'm going to Africa!I have decided to spend the next 6 months volunteering th...
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