tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78402529193166659682024-03-20T03:04:35.894-07:00Rachel's African EscapadesRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639109187840140321noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840252919316665968.post-7103473402726877422012-02-15T13:50:00.000-08:002012-02-15T13:51:33.744-08:00Wednesday 15th February 2012<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Teaching English to pupils at UMAV</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Playing cissifoot (blind football) at UMAV</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">At the waterfalls at Siby</span></td></tr>
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<br />Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639109187840140321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840252919316665968.post-15712019890064450482012-01-31T05:44:00.000-08:002012-01-31T07:09:07.104-08:00Tuesday 31st January 2012<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi</span>, <span style="font-size: large;">hi</span>, hi !!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The African wedding was so great! We were the only foreigners and were a bit of a spectacle. It was at the bride's mother's house, and the outfits everyone wore were incredibly bright!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Our projects are going well. I have been to UMAV this week to observe English classes and </span>i'm currently planning the<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> classes we will teach. There are between 55 to 70 teenagers per class and they range from 14 to 20 years old...daunting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We are starting to explore our neighborhood now, and its quite poor with open sewers running down the streets and red dusty unpaved roads. But it's very lively and everyone says hello in the street and on we came across a fun street dance party in a nearby street.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'm enjoying daily running with Fliss and JJ our team leader. I can't wait for our second dance class this evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hope everyone at home is well!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Rachel xxxxx</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">waiting for our pizzas in a restaurant</span></td></tr>
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<br />Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639109187840140321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840252919316665968.post-69404678259282812652012-01-27T14:47:00.000-08:002012-01-27T14:47:36.943-08:00Friday 27th January 2012<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hello! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">this evening we went along to an african dance class, which was one of the best experiences of my life! It was very energetic and full of soul.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Our projects are going very well and i feel like all our group is working hard and pulling their weight. Personally, I have been busy working on webpages for UMAV, one of our partners and also planning english classes to teach the children and teenagers in the schools at UMAV and Amaldeme. I am very excited to see the sensory playground and garden we have planned to build.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Tomorrow night we are going for pizza and football - i can't think of anything better haha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">miss everyone from home!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">check out some photos below...especially the cutest puppy in the world...SheWolf :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rachel xxxxxx</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">left to right: me, Megs, Hibz, Fliss, Bridie, Jem and a local dancer</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our security man, Deco, making traditional Mali tea for us</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639109187840140321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840252919316665968.post-21272806678931123682012-01-24T07:45:00.000-08:002012-01-27T15:09:35.694-08:00Tuesday 24th January 2012<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
Hello !!!</div>
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Today we have finalized plans for the project work we will do with UMAV the school and centre for the blind. We will make a sensory playground and garden amongst other plans. As a group we are all very excited to get stuck in! </div>
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We visited Amaldeme, the school for disabled children yesterday and the kids are so cute!!! Cannot wait to plan our projects there too.</div>
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This evening Mali will pay its first game in the African cup of nations. Which should be fun to watch in a local bar.</div>
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We have been tailored for African dresses to wear tot he wedding we are going to next weekend. and we will also get out of Bamako to some waterfalls, so i will let you all know what that is like.</div>
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Congrats to Alito and Rach on their engagement :D woop woop!</div>
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Much love</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The shop where i bought the material for my dress for the wedding</span></td></tr>
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<br />Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639109187840140321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840252919316665968.post-70919945182596927562012-01-20T11:32:00.000-08:002012-01-27T14:31:48.835-08:00Friday 20th January 2012<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hi all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">so Mali is amazing! Everyone is so friendly and it's so nice to wake up to sunshine every day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The sense of humour here is very unusual! You can only joke with people that have certain surnames (and there is only about 40 surnames here!!!! so a lot of people have the same name!) and it is hugely funny to call someone your slave or call them a monkey. Its also funny to joke that someone loves to eat green beans.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our accommodation is very spacious and has a huge breezy terrace area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yesterday we went to meet two of the three organisations we will be working with FEMAPH (Malian association for disabled people) and UMAV (school and centre for the blind and visually impared). Which is where Amadou and Miriam attended!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our group (consisting of JJ, Fran, Bridie, Megan, Felicity, Hibak, Jemma and Myself) already have many ideas for possible projects to help. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm finding it hard to communicate with people as everyone speaks French and Bambara but we had some Bambara lessons, with a very enthusiastic teacher, which was great fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Good morning = I ni sogoma</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">How are you = I Ka Kane</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We have also had a culture lesson. I was surprised to find out that polygamy is practised here. Greeting people is of high importance and can take a while as you must ask how all the family members are not just the person you are talking to! Also we learn the importance of Kola nuts which are used as a cure to everything and are offered as gifts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We have had some traditional west African food (Ivorian and Senegalese) which consists of rice, spicy sauce and meat. It was very delicious. I have also found my new favourite drink ... Ya Banane! Which is a fizzy banana drink... nom nom nom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I miss playing football at home but i cannot wait for Mali to play in the African cup of nations on Tuesday. woooo!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Muuch love to everyone at home! :D</span><br />
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<br />Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639109187840140321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840252919316665968.post-71598814219336777892012-01-14T04:17:00.000-08:002012-01-14T05:30:29.396-08:00Saturday 14th January 2012<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's Saturday afternoon and I've got butterflies in my stomach. I'm about to go to Heathrow to catch a plane to Mali. Where I will be working for International Service, a government initiative for 3 months. In my group we will be working with a local Malian organisation that works with disabled people. I'm unsure how exactly we will be helping out but I can't wait to find out!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't feel very prepared but at least i have Amadou and Miriam on my ipod :D </span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm most looking forward to experiencing a different culture and waking up to sunshine everyday! woohoo!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm going to miss all my family and friends so much!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rachel xxxx</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My lovely farewell cake my mum baked :D</span></td></tr>
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