Mantasoa, Madagascar

Travel Blogs from Mantasoa (6)

Cyclone hits, some travels & training, Tana, Mantasoa, Fianar, Ambalavao, Madagascar travel blog
Cyclone hits, some travels & training
Mar 2, 2008

... conference. It's always a good time getting together with our friends that we arrived in country with, reflecting on our time in Madagascar and similar experiences. After the conference, I (Jenny) went on a 6-day girl's trip south of the capital. Our hope ...

A travel blog entry by jenaaronmad
Letter to parents, Mantasoa (Training Center), Madagascar travel blog
Letter to parents
Dec 24, 2003

... before I was planning to light the menorah, my host mom asked me if it was time yet! I'm at the training center in Mantasoa now and we're going to light the menorah again tonight and even eat latkes if the kitchen staff was able to make them. ...

A travel blog entry by jessicagordon
Letter to sister, Jennifer, Mantasoa (Training Center), Madagascar travel blog
Letter to sister, Jennifer
Dec 3, 2003

So it's more than a month since staging started now, though it feels like about 6 months. I find out my site today, which is soooo exciting! In other news: Malagasy people have a tradition of giving "gifts of the road," or souvenirs after even ...

A travel blog entry by jessicagordon
swearing=in/installation photos, Mantasoa/banking town/site, Madagascar travel blog
swearing=in/installation photos
Jan 14, 2004

some photos from the end of my time with my host family, the last couple days at the mantasoa training center, the swearing=in ceremony, and moving sarah, caitlin, and me into our sites.

A travel blog entry by jessicagordon

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