Peace Corps in Benin: one girl's adventures of learning how to rough it Sub-Saharan style

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Bonne Arrivée! Ka Wéru! Welcome to share in my West African adventure! In the following travelogues, you may learn a little bit more about a tiny country nestled between Togo and Nigeria on the great African continent.

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  The Final Countdown   Corpus Christi, United States on Jun 1, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Contact Info and Instructions   Corpus Christi, United States on Jun 2, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Staging, Cotonou, and Lokossa   Lokossa, Benin on Jun 17, 2003 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Another quick note   Lokossa, Benin on Jun 19, 2003 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Ganvie, the Venice of West Africa, and more   Lokossa, Benin on Jul 19, 2003 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Swearing in Soon   Lokossa, Benin on Aug 11, 2003 1 picture 0 comments
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  Backtrack to Ouidah and dancing haystacks   Lokossa, Benin on Aug 14, 2003 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Volunteer in N'Dali at last (new address included)   Parakou, Benin on Sep 16, 2003 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Backtrack: Voodoo   Parakou, Benin on Sep 27, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A quick note   Cotonou, Benin on Oct 8, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Scorpion story as promised   Parakou, Benin on Oct 16, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Check out photos   Parakou, Benin on Oct 17, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Random Photos   Parakou, Benin on Oct 26, 2003 2 pictures 0 comments
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  New contact info , Wish List, and more   Parakou, Benin on Nov 9, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Harmitan, Ramadan, a folk tale and School   Parakou, Benin on Nov 30, 2003 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Girls Club, Theatre and Ghana   Parakou, Benin on Dec 18, 2003 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Happy Holidays from Ghana!   Accra, Ghana on Dec 29, 2003 0 pictures 2 comments
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  A LONG, detailed account of tro-tros and more   Cotonou, Benin on Jan 2, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to School and Girl's Camp   Parakou, Benin on Jan 18, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Brace Yourselves, It's a biggie   Parakou, Benin on Feb 19, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The Toughest Job You'll Ever Love   Parakou, Benin on Mar 5, 2004 1 picture 0 comments
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  Cheese, Women's Day, Soccer   N'Dali, Benin on Mar 15, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
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  More Photos   Parakou, Benin on Mar 19, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
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  On Safari in Parc Pendjari   Parakou, Benin on Apr 23, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Ganni, Career Day, and More   Parkakou, Benin on May 21, 2004 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Camp GLOW and more   Cotonou, Benin, Ghana on Aug 30, 2004 1 picture 0 comments
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  Fufu, coffins and the High Life   Accra, Ghana on Sep 12, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Magical Carpet Ride through the Sahel   Niamey and Agadez, Niger on Oct 30, 2004 13 pictures 1 comment
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  School Strikes   Parakou, Benin on Nov 22, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Happy Holidays   Parakou, Benin on Dec 23, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Alive in Africa   Parakou, Benin on Jan 15, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Elephants, Oro, and school strikes: a packed entry   Parakou, Benin on Feb 1, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Senegal   Dakar, Senegal on Mar 3, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Hodge-podge   N'Dali, Benin on Apr 17, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Day in the Life of a Project and other tales   Kakara and Warikpa, Benin on Apr 17, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ganni once again   Nikki, Benin on May 1, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Saying Goodbye   Parakou, Benin on Jul 23, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Goodbyes   Strasbourg, France on Aug 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Quick question   Paris, France on Aug 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Boston   Boston, United States on Apr 25, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Published and Moving!   Cambridge, United States on Jun 10, 2007 0 pictures 4 comments