Archive for November, 2009

Week Two at Site: Huts

November 21, 2009Emily 69 Comments »

I’m enjoying the huts but it’s going to take some time to get use to them. Simple tasks require so much energy; laundry, cooking, showering, getting in and out of my huts. The doors are about four feet tall. It’s tiring having to bend over every time you want to come or go. [...]

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Meme Iileka

November 6, 2009Emily 28 Comments »

Meme Iileka’s homestead.

One evening the family discovered my yoga matt and guitar. I explained what yoga or joga (Namibian accent) was and then convinced everyone to try a few poses. Later we played Memory (notice the playing cards on coffee table) and then everyone sang along with me to a few depressing songs (I need [...]

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