To help me reflect and summarize my PC service here are some top ten lists regarding my time in Namibia. Later on I'll write something in the 5 paragraph essay mold
10 Weirdest/Craziest Occurrences
1. Purchased a goat in the school’s staff room.
2. Got picked up on a hitch hike by the Director of
Tourism of Namibia.
3. Shared a house by the beach for a week with 24
other volunteers, the house was only supposed to fit 8.
4. For about 6 months I was bathing in a river. Then
the crocodiles came and I stopped.
5. Listened Damara, San, and Nama people speak, this
is the click language where a lot of words have two or more clicks.
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| At the top of the tallest sand dune in Namibia in Sossusvlei |
6. Had a girl in my class run out because someone
was bewitching her.
7. Had two geckos living under my bed. I gave them
names (Lady Gaga and Godzilla) and they became close friends.
8. Had dysentery and lost 15-20 pounds in a week.
9. Went black mamba hunting with a spear.
10. Went on an 8 day 120 km hike into the bush and saw leopard
prints and animal carcasses on the trail.
10 Coolest Things I’ve Done
1. Skydiving
2. Bungee jumping
3. Going on 3 safaris
4. Paddled a kayak to Angola
5. Slaughtered two goats and a chicken
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| About to go and jump out of a plane |
6. Ran a half marathon with sand dunes on one side
and the ocean on the other
7. Brought
water and internet to my village
8. Went on a boat cruise where I saw Nile Crocodiles
and hippos
9. Traveled to Zambia, Malawi, and Cape Town
10. Lived in a village for two years and overall had
a good time.
10 Most Beautiful Things I’ve Seen
1. Sand dunes in Sossusvlei
2. The view from the plane that we skydived from on
the sand dunes and ocean on Swakopmund
3. Sunset at my village
4. Lake Malawi
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| Chilling in an abandoned bath tub by the abandoned houses in Ludderitz |
5. Victoria Falls
6. Group of 60+ elephants wallowing in the mud in
Etosha
7. The children that follow me when I go running in
the evenings
8. Mrs. Boipuso and her daughter Doreen when they
smile
9. Watching the sunset while playing basketball on a
village court
10. Kavango River
10 Things I will Miss
1. Sunsets
2. Stars
3. Volunteer reunions
4. Lunch at the open market in Rundu
5. Pizza dinners
6. Being different and having everyone be curious
about you. (A bit contradictory with #8 in things I will not miss, but it’s
just how it goes)
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| Hanging from one of the chains that we had to use to climb down rocks on our Naukluft hike |
7. “In Africa we share” Thanks for everything my
brothers and sisters!
8. My colleagues at school
9. Hot showers after months of bucket bathing or
cold showers
10. Going through crazy/bad/good experiences and
realizing that I was going to have some great stories at the end of it all.
10 Things I will not miss
1. Being bored and lonely in the village
2. Transport
3. Snakes
4. 10 straight months of sun (not a single cloud,
its too much!)
5. Teaching
6. Traveling 140 km to buy food
7. Pooping in the bush
8. Being stared at everywhere I go
9. Waiting in “lines”
10. Sand everywhere
