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Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for life... or so the saying goes ( Read more... )

Nicole and I waited up all night for our fellow volunteer, Vanessa, to ( Read more... )

I am discouraged. Maybe because I haven’t been working as much as before (it’s too hot and my work will naturally pick up again when rainy season starts). I am frustrated with Malians and with Mali. I am getting to the point where I feel like all international aid is pointless. We come in with our great ideas, with our perfectly workable ( Read more... )

I would like to offer my MALI CHALLENGE to all of you.  For one week, try and do as many of the following.  Afterwards, report back to us letting us know what was hard, what was easy, and what you gave up on ( Read more... )

So Nicole and I went to our site in the Kayes region. It took us a couple days to get there (had to take the long way around, stay overnight, bad roads, etc) but we finally got there. We were there for all of 4 hours, talking to the mayor and dugutigi (chief); trying to work out our housing situation (the house they had provided was unfinished ( Read more... )

Back at Tubani So ( Read more... )

So Nicole and I have finished our first week and a half living with an actual Malian family. Here are some notable highlights ( Read more... )

Dear Friends ( Read more... )

For all you Star Wars fans out there ( Read more... )