jhimmel(25)•in #liberia•2083 days agoEscapades during the Family Visit to LiberiaDr. T, my brother’s girlfriend @Trang, captured the attention of many scurrilous youths. She taught them the Chicken Song, Do Re Mi, and several similarly savor...2jhimmel(25)•in liberia•2083 days agoEscapades during the Family Visit to LiberiaDr. T, my brother’s girlfriend @Trang, captured the attention of many scurrilous youths. She taught them the Chicken Song, Do Re Mi, and several similarly savor...2
jhimmel(25)•in #liberia•2087 days agoSharing FamiliesMy family and I returned to Liberia in February. Ma, Pa, Dr. H, and Dr. Le, as they were so lovingly referred to. They had long planned to visit me and airfare ...6jhimmel(25)•in liberia•2087 days agoSharing FamiliesMy family and I returned to Liberia in February. Ma, Pa, Dr. H, and Dr. Le, as they were so lovingly referred to. They had long planned to visit me and airfare ...6
jhimmel(25)•in #liberia•2090 days agoThe Liberian Banking CrisisPeace Corps withdrew all their volunteers worldwide some weeks back. This is a first in history, and the trajectory of the Peace Corps is uncertain especially a...6jhimmel(25)•in liberia•2090 days agoThe Liberian Banking CrisisPeace Corps withdrew all their volunteers worldwide some weeks back. This is a first in history, and the trajectory of the Peace Corps is uncertain especially a...6
jhimmel(25)•in #education•2094 days agoA Root must Touch Soil to GrowForming a new form of Volunteer Enter Kristen Grauer-Gray – our tireless leader. For half-a-decade she trained Liberian teachers on how to bring classrooms to l...30jhimmel(25)•in education•2094 days agoA Root must Touch Soil to GrowForming a new form of Volunteer Enter Kristen Grauer-Gray – our tireless leader. For half-a-decade she trained Liberian teachers on how to bring classrooms to l...30
jhimmel(25)•in #liberia•2099 days agoTo the west we WanderIf you remember a piece of information from many months ago, phenomenal. If not; I and a baker’s dozen of volunteers were forced to move sites between school ye...16jhimmel(25)•in liberia•2099 days agoTo the west we WanderIf you remember a piece of information from many months ago, phenomenal. If not; I and a baker’s dozen of volunteers were forced to move sites between school ye...16
jhimmel(25)•in #africa•2369 days agoHere and ThereLong post... lots to catch up on Begin Journal Entry Nails in the coffin. Buried, and final. Angel died last night. She almost reached 3 years old. Every day I ...9jhimmel(25)•in africa•2369 days agoHere and ThereLong post... lots to catch up on Begin Journal Entry Nails in the coffin. Buried, and final. Angel died last night. She almost reached 3 years old. Every day I ...9
jhimmel(25)•in #hiking•2502 days agoTo the Roof of Liberia“I'm down at parking and the guy here says car is the way to go, should be 5 hours the way the road's looking," I relayed to Dan, a former US Marine who disarme...4jhimmel(25)•in hiking•2502 days agoTo the Roof of Liberia“I'm down at parking and the guy here says car is the way to go, should be 5 hours the way the road's looking," I relayed to Dan, a former US Marine who disarme...4
jhimmel(25)•in #squid•2502 days agoCulinary Adventures pt. 2Round 1 – In the culinary corner, weighing in at 1 pound 12 inches, the most cliched crustacean in the ocean, the heavily armored Rock Lobster! Accompanied by h...2jhimmel(25)•in squid•2502 days agoCulinary Adventures pt. 2Round 1 – In the culinary corner, weighing in at 1 pound 12 inches, the most cliched crustacean in the ocean, the heavily armored Rock Lobster! Accompanied by h...2
jhimmel(25)•in #insect•2515 days agoCulinary Encounters Pt. 1Adventure is not excluded from the home – some adventures take place in within a 5-foot radius of the kitchen. Several culinary rendezvous have been nothing but...19jhimmel(25)•in insect•2515 days agoCulinary Encounters Pt. 1Adventure is not excluded from the home – some adventures take place in within a 5-foot radius of the kitchen. Several culinary rendezvous have been nothing but...19
jhimmel(25)•in #peace•2581 days agoOn the Scholastic Front...To evaluate my 10th and 11th grade students I am employing Performance-Based Grading tactics – a favorite among Peace Corps teachers in small-to-medium sized cl...7jhimmel(25)•in peace•2581 days agoOn the Scholastic Front...To evaluate my 10th and 11th grade students I am employing Performance-Based Grading tactics – a favorite among Peace Corps teachers in small-to-medium sized cl...7
jhimmel(25)•in #africa•2643 days agoEducational EntranceAt my school I am responsible for teaching 10th and 11th grade Physics as well as 10th grade Biology. My classes are not large – only 20 students in each. We me...9jhimmel(25)•in africa•2643 days agoEducational EntranceAt my school I am responsible for teaching 10th and 11th grade Physics as well as 10th grade Biology. My classes are not large – only 20 students in each. We me...9
jhimmel(25)•in #africa•2651 days agoUpriver for ReefOne quiet morning, my friend James and I went on a mission to harvest bamboo from a stand deep in the mangroves up River Trehn. He needed the reef to build a nu...7jhimmel(25)•in africa•2651 days agoUpriver for ReefOne quiet morning, my friend James and I went on a mission to harvest bamboo from a stand deep in the mangroves up River Trehn. He needed the reef to build a nu...7
jhimmel(25)•in #africa•2659 days agoStanding Trainee, Sitting VolunteerA week before arriving becoming the White Man in Grebo Land... Our final nights of training reunited us in the dorms of Doe Palace. We embraced the close quarte...13jhimmel(25)•in africa•2659 days agoStanding Trainee, Sitting VolunteerA week before arriving becoming the White Man in Grebo Land... Our final nights of training reunited us in the dorms of Doe Palace. We embraced the close quarte...13
jhimmel(25)•in #africa•2663 days agoA Spicy WelcomeDriving to site in the all-terrain Land Cruiser was a bumpy two hours during which we drove through two streams and over one by way of a wood-plank bridge. It w...13jhimmel(25)•in africa•2663 days agoA Spicy WelcomeDriving to site in the all-terrain Land Cruiser was a bumpy two hours during which we drove through two streams and over one by way of a wood-plank bridge. It w...13
jhimmel(25)•in #africa•2710 days agoOn the Pepper CoastThe Sunday morning after America's independence day, we grouped into cars to roll downslope to the coastal capital city of Liberia. Monrovia it's called - named...30jhimmel(25)•in africa•2710 days agoOn the Pepper CoastThe Sunday morning after America's independence day, we grouped into cars to roll downslope to the coastal capital city of Liberia. Monrovia it's called - named...30
jhimmel(25)•in #africa•2749 days agoThe honeymoon month...… smells, temperature, noise, interactions. Life is fresh, exciting, and waiting to be explored. Time here is already moving fast, but each day brings a new sce...11jhimmel(25)•in africa•2749 days agoThe honeymoon month...… smells, temperature, noise, interactions. Life is fresh, exciting, and waiting to be explored. Time here is already moving fast, but each day brings a new sce...11
jhimmel(25)•in #thursdaygreen•2763 days agoGreen living all around me #ThursdayGreenLiberia's capital city of Monrovia sees the highest rainfall of any in the world. These rains cast inland to feed some of the greenest scenes I have known. Here...2jhimmel(25)•in thursdaygreen•2763 days agoGreen living all around me #ThursdayGreenLiberia's capital city of Monrovia sees the highest rainfall of any in the world. These rains cast inland to feed some of the greenest scenes I have known. Here...2
jhimmel(25)•in #africa•2766 days agoThe Children of SinyeaIn the village of Sinyea, Liberia - a kilometer north of the blooming Phebe Junction - the young children have no reservations and few obligations. Stiff cement...20jhimmel(25)•in africa•2766 days agoThe Children of SinyeaIn the village of Sinyea, Liberia - a kilometer north of the blooming Phebe Junction - the young children have no reservations and few obligations. Stiff cement...20
jhimmel(25)•in #africa•2783 days agoHere it begins… Peace Corps Liberia6 Degrees North of the Equator in the West African country of Liberia. 24 hours of flights for 27 months in the unknown. Luggage checked and expectations set: 5...10jhimmel(25)•in africa•2783 days agoHere it begins… Peace Corps Liberia6 Degrees North of the Equator in the West African country of Liberia. 24 hours of flights for 27 months in the unknown. Luggage checked and expectations set: 5...10
