Ethiopian regional flags mural at the secondary school
Taco night with other Peace Corps trainees
Beautiful tree
Bird with chameleon in its mouth
Scary half face used to practice trachoma surgeries
Language class
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Training wrapping up
Host Family Appreciation Ceremony
Ethiopian regional flags mural at the secondary school
Taco night with other Peace Corps trainees
Beautiful tree
Bird with chameleon in its mouth
Scary half face used to practice trachoma surgeries
Language class
Ethiopian regional flags mural at the secondary school
Taco night with other Peace Corps trainees
Beautiful tree
Bird with chameleon in its mouth
Scary half face used to practice trachoma surgeries
Language class
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Future site
A bit more about my future site: (I finish training and swear in as a PCV on April 13!)
First: check out the Wikipedia page on Sidama zone - it's interesting!
Language: Sidamu-Afoo and Amharic.
Primary Ethnic Group: Sidama.
Topography: green and mountainous.
Temperature: 50s-80s (F).
Altitude: 2343 meters.
Religion: 90% Protestant Christian.
3 hours (via minibus) from Hawassa (SNNPR capital).
Electricity and cell phone network available (in my house and town).
One health center, one primary school, one secondary school.
Work: water, sanitation, hygiene, and reproductive health projects and education with family caregivers at households and youth at primary and secondary schools. (Eg building latrines - there is a lot of open-defecation in Sidama, nutrition counseling and demonstrations, murals at the health center, etc.)
The first three months (mid-April until mid-August) will be primarily spent with community integration and participatory research.
My seeds for garden projects at site!
First: check out the Wikipedia page on Sidama zone - it's interesting!
Language: Sidamu-Afoo and Amharic.
Primary Ethnic Group: Sidama.
Topography: green and mountainous.
Temperature: 50s-80s (F).
Altitude: 2343 meters.
Religion: 90% Protestant Christian.
3 hours (via minibus) from Hawassa (SNNPR capital).
Electricity and cell phone network available (in my house and town).
One health center, one primary school, one secondary school.
Work: water, sanitation, hygiene, and reproductive health projects and education with family caregivers at households and youth at primary and secondary schools. (Eg building latrines - there is a lot of open-defecation in Sidama, nutrition counseling and demonstrations, murals at the health center, etc.)
The first three months (mid-April until mid-August) will be primarily spent with community integration and participatory research.
My seeds for garden projects at site!
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Site Announcements
On Friday I learned where I will be posted for two (+) years! I will be in SNNPR (Southern Nations Nationalities and People's Region) in the Sidama zone. I'm replacing a Peace Corps Volunteer who will be doing a third year in the Peace Corps (she's doing year 3 in the regional capital). When I have internet again I'll post more about the site and potential projects.
Map of Ethiopia - staff moved us to where we would be in the country during site announcement
Map of Ethiopia - staff moved us to where we would be in the country during site announcement
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Homestay region
School
Traditional House
Church
Road to my homestay family's house
Road in town
Church at my homestay village
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Host home
Homestay kitchen
Injera - I made the one closer to the camera
Letters I posted on my wall! Thanks for writing to me!
Water filter
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