tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58531862011-04-21T16:39:19.388-05:00Peace CorpsMozambiqueShellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-59424755403601552042008-09-12T10:44:00.001-05:002008-09-12T10:44:08.122-05:00Mozambique2008Photobucket AlbumShellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1727211582008243942008-09-12T09:14:00.002-05:002008-09-12T09:16:51.240-05:00Well I have recently went back to Nametil to visit my friends. I was there for about 8 days and it definitely wasn't long enough. I didn't want to come home in the end. I definitely miss being in Mozambique. It is just so different there. I have decided that when I finish my Public Health degree I would like to go back there and live. Not something my friends and family wanted to hear but IShellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-67479898718964368702007-02-26T22:11:00.000-06:002007-02-26T22:18:55.484-06:00Wow I can't believe its been so long since I last wrote. Well I COSed in Dec. of 05 and I headed back to the states at the end of Feb. 06. I had a really hard time this past year adjusting to everything. At some point in time I have switched from calling Mozambique my home to calling this place my home. I find it a little awkward actually now when I refer to Mozambique as my home. Though I Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105604501273313302005-01-13T02:20:00.000-06:002005-01-13T02:21:41.273-06:00Hey everyone Well I made it to Mozambique yesterday-1/13. I got released from South Africa but we are still waiting on my test results. They think I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, but we are still waiting. I am happy to be back. My boyfriend and his family and my site mate's boyfriend were at the airport to pick me up, which was a nice welcome home present. We will be leaving here on Saturday, soShellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105427104289920882005-01-11T01:04:00.000-06:002005-01-11T01:05:04.290-06:00Well I am at our medical office and it is tuesday, 9am. We haven't heard anything yet, but if it is good news you won't hear anything from me till I don't know when. If it is not so good news, I imagine you will hear from me tomorrow. I am hoping for good news this morning, which means that I could be on a plane by this afternoon and back in Mozambiqe. If I get the news in the afternoon, I Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105203058813613382005-01-08T10:50:00.000-06:002005-01-08T10:50:58.813-06:00Hey Everyone Well I am back on the African continent. Currently I am in South Africa. I had my medical stuff done yesterday, tube down one end and up the other. It wasn't that bad, I think the worst was having to drink the stuff to prepare for the exam. I got to watch them explore my large intestine and they said that everything looked good. They are doing a biopsy of my colon and then I should Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105203028218895682005-01-03T10:50:00.000-06:002005-01-08T10:50:28.216-06:00Hey everyone~ Well I am off in two days!! Back to Mozambique for one more year. For everyone that I failed to say goodbye to well this is it, sorry it's not personal, but Goodbye and see you next year....sometime. Just wanted to say thanks to all those that made my homecoming feel special..and you know who you are. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New year. I know I did. I got to Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105202991066813582004-12-22T10:49:00.000-06:002005-01-08T10:49:51.066-06:00Hey Everyone~ Just wanted to wish everyone a very merry christmas and Happy new year!! For those of you that still want to get together, just let me know when. I only have about two weeks left so time is running out. Michelle Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105202925942993372004-12-04T10:48:00.000-06:002005-01-08T10:48:45.943-06:00Hey everyone Most of you know this but for those that don't, I am home. I got in yesterday and I will be here till the 4th of January. If anyone is interested in getting together let me know because my datebook is filling up rather fast. At least the next two weeks are a bit tight. But let me know and we'll see.Raj if you get this while in India, get me a really cool shirt, I'll pay you for it Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105202867812219232004-11-19T10:47:00.000-06:002005-01-08T10:47:47.813-06:00I just wanted to say hi. I will be coming home and I am soooo excited. I am counting the days. So I will see you all soon.Love and miss you,Shells Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105202817847475192004-10-28T10:46:00.000-05:002005-01-08T10:46:57.846-06:00Hey everyone Well I am in Maputo, the big city to help out with training of the new volunteers. I am currently at the Peace Corps office because I went to the dentist to have a tooth filed because it got chipped. And we are trying to arrange my trip to South Africa for my stomach. Besides that everything is good. I go back to my site on Saturday and the next time I will be in touch with anyone Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105202766462616922004-10-18T10:45:00.000-05:002005-01-08T10:46:06.463-06:00Hey everyone Sorry I know its been awhile since I’ve really written an email. Life has been hectic here to say the least and I haven’t had my laptop. I have been lending it to one of my good friends that works for an NGO here. This last time he had it he went and got my printer fixed because it wasn’t working, he had a program installed to write music since my program wasn’t working and he got myShellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105202696036008782004-10-08T10:44:00.000-05:002005-01-08T10:44:56.036-06:00Hey I got a lot of emails from people wanting my phone number so I thought I would send it to everyone. I am at the beach and will be leaving Monday or Tuesday, or something like that. I will be home in the states from December 3rd until I think January 3rd or 4th.See you all soon, Michelle Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105202634304115612004-10-07T10:43:00.000-05:002005-01-08T10:43:54.303-06:00Hey everyone I just wanted to let you know that I will be in phone range from Friday to Monday. I will be at the beach a lot so if you canºt get through thatºs why. But just keep trying and I promise I will answer. So school is almost over and everything here is going great. Less than two months and I will be back in the states. I am soooo excited. Ok, I have to go but I promise to try and keep Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105202584864271512004-08-30T10:42:00.000-05:002005-01-08T10:43:04.866-06:00Hey everyone~ Well I am in Nampula City on an unexpected trip, I came in for nothing more than more stomach issues. I went to a local health clinic to have a test done. We´ll see. I met someone from the states, her and her husband are with a missionary and they offered me a place to sleep. So I spent the night in a real house, I felt like I was home again. She reminds me of mom, in being she has Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105202478370196792004-08-18T10:40:00.000-05:002005-01-08T10:41:18.370-06:00Hey everyone~ I just wanted to say hi one last time, probably for the next month or two. I think I am leaving tomorrow but I don't know if I have a plane ticket yet. Today I spent walking around Maputo getting things that I needed and what not. Sarah I mailed out your letter today, so we will see how long it takes to get to you. Oh someone tried to call me last night, I saw it on my phone this Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105202376995101092004-05-21T10:39:00.000-05:002005-01-08T10:39:36.996-06:00Hey everyone~ Ok, so I was supposed to be sending out pics but it doesn't seem to be working. Oh well, I will try again monday. I should start off with saying that i am currently in Maputo-relaxing. I came to get away and I am having some medical things checked out while I am here. Just some stomach issues probably related to worms or something. We'll find out soon. Anyway life has been pretty Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105202328513482322004-04-21T10:38:00.000-05:002005-01-08T10:38:48.513-06:00Hey everyone- Well I am currently able to use my cell phone for about the next week or maybe longer because I am going to ask to go to Maputo for medical stuff. I have had a bad stomache for awhile and its not getting any better. So I have a story to tell about getting to where I currently am. I am in Chimoio which is about a 3 hour ride from Beira which is like the second biggest city in Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105202252208796372004-03-26T10:37:00.000-06:002005-01-08T10:37:32.206-06:00Well Hey EveryoneI just wanted to drop you a link to some pics that one of our volunteers took. I have pics but the computer keeps freezing when I try to attach them. I might write some more in a little bit, I need to go and find out where my cell is so I have it for the weekend. So here is the address http://homepage.mac.com/marromeuman/PhotoAlbum1.htmland these are pics from training. I have Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1105202210013180652004-03-11T10:35:00.000-06:002005-01-08T10:36:50.013-06:00Hey guysWell this has to be quick. I have 7 minutes left of an hour after reading all of your emails. I am alive. I have been really sick the last week with I think Malaria. It has finally passed but nothing like a week in bed with fevers and chills and bodyaches. I didnºt get tested cause I am really scared of the hospitals here. Anyway I got another new number 258-82-626-761, the next time I Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1076325828866531142004-02-09T05:21:00.000-06:002004-02-09T05:26:15.670-06:00Hey everyone~ Well I am back in Maputo for the time being. I got here on Sunday evening, they flew me north to another city and then south to Maputo, I don't ask but we had two layovers before we ever got to Maputo. To say the least it was a very long flight. But I am here and as soon as I get a ride back to the hotel to leave Helanas package I will be off to buy a cell phone. . Scott you can Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1076325662388036092004-02-09T05:19:00.000-06:002004-02-09T05:23:29.233-06:00Hey everyone~ Well school started about 2 weeks ago. Right before that we moved into our house. Its great as it falls apart with us. The cement in our latrine has decided to cave in, which they have finally fixed, our door broke which we got fixed, we bought a freezer that has electrocuted the hell out of everyone in the house except for me. But we just had our faulty electricity redone yesterdayShellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1076325528769260902004-02-09T05:15:00.000-06:002004-02-09T05:21:15.640-06:00Hey everyone^ Well it is Wednesday and school starts either next monday or tuesday. I am not sure which day and I donºt even know if the school knows. We are supposed to have our house on Thursday. We told them last week to give us a house, any house. Just so we didnºt have to deal with other visitors coming in and out of the house all the time. Its just an aggervating situation all over. Well Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1072268372931338422003-12-24T06:19:00.001-06:002008-09-12T09:01:53.043-05:00Hey I forgot my address for everyone Mail cards to this address ~ Michelle Kramer Escola Secondaria de Nametil A\C DPE Nampula, Mozambique And packages can still go to the Maputo address Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1072268350281215802003-12-24T06:19:00.000-06:002008-09-12T09:01:53.048-05:00Hey everyone~ Well I am in Monapu, I am visiting friends and will be going to tthe Isle de Mocambique tomorrow for Christmas. So far everything is great. We have been in our town for 1 week and everyone there is awesome. We had a nice little welcome lunch and pretty much have met everyone in town. It is funny though, some little kids that are 1 or less see us and cry cause we are white. Its Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1072268326734603882003-12-24T06:18:00.001-06:002008-09-12T09:01:53.056-05:00Hey everyone Well So far what I have seen of Nampula is very interesting. It is not flat like Maputo, it has some curves to it and in places there are these huge mountainous like rocks that just jut out of the earth. It is definitely interesting. ~I really hávenºt seen anything else. I think I am in the city but I really donºt know, if I am its really small. It is supposedly the 3rd largest in Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1072268290448786582003-12-24T06:18:00.000-06:002008-09-12T09:01:53.062-05:00Hey everyone~ Well today is Thursday and I swear in on Saturday night. We had our going away party yesterday with our families and we have just been living it up at the hotel. Boy do I love running water and air. I tried sending an email last week with no success. Life has been happening here. I am moving to Nametil, Nampula. It is a northern province. Think of Moz as the east coast. I have been Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1072268264667214672003-12-24T06:17:00.001-06:002008-09-12T09:01:53.068-05:00Hey Everyone~~ Well another week has finished and I can't say it was anything because I missed school for three days. I was however able to teach for 2 days and next week will be full of teaching. I've had a major headache and finally yesterday I was given migraine medicine which seems to be doing the trick. Nothing like having migraines in Moz. It sucks and all I have done is lay around the yardShellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1072268223565666702003-12-24T06:17:00.000-06:002008-09-12T09:01:53.073-05:00Hey everyone~ I have had a smile plastered across my face for the last 40 minutes reading all of my emails. It sounds like everyone is doing great. Well this week has flew by and I have taught my first lesson. It was only for 20 minutes but I think I did really well. I have to teach everyday for 45 minutes for the next 2 weeks. I am scared but I figure I have been able to do it once I can do it aShellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1068281628086733072003-11-08T02:53:00.000-06:002008-09-12T09:01:53.077-05:00So one more week is down and I really only have four more weeks of training. The last week is more getting ready for us to swear in. Next week we start to practice teaching. I guess they round up kids from school that want to attend a bit of summer school for free. I'm kind of freaked out because I have written one lesson plan and am not confident in it. But I guess there is no time like theShellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1067674862014295892003-11-01T02:21:00.000-06:002008-09-12T09:01:53.081-05:00Yesterday marks the end of month one and today the beginning of a new one. Next week is my fifth week which is the half way point of training. To say the least I am very excited. So this week I have been trying to really integrate into my family-though I don't think spending 2 nights in a row in a baracca really helped. Though I had fun and didn't stay all night. I have noticed that 1 beer Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1067077122655826992003-10-25T05:18:00.000-05:002008-09-12T09:01:53.087-05:00Hey Everyone~ Well I am still in Africa, we have had 2 people leave already. Life has been going pretty good. I went on a site visit last week to Chicuque and it was awesome. The volunteers were literally 5 minutes from the beach. Talk about gorgeous, I want to live there and there will be an opening, so I can only hope. Anyway I finally got a dictionary and I have been conversing with my Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1067073915253436792003-10-25T04:25:00.000-05:002008-09-12T09:01:53.092-05:00hey everyone well i have been living with a family for a few days and wow is it difficult to communicate. I will start first with my move from the Maputo hotel to our school. We took a chapa which is basically a van turned bus to school and our families met us there. Some local kids put on a really neat show for us with singing and dancing. They had some of the kids call out our name and give us Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1067073874037287062003-10-25T04:24:00.000-05:002008-09-12T09:01:53.097-05:00Hey everyone~ To say the last almost week has been overwhelming is to say nothing. We have moved from city to city, and country to country. In Philly we were just waking up really early and learning what we would be experiencing in general and what we should and should not do and learning about each other. Then we took the long uncomfortable flight to JO-Berg. Well it was extremely long, I Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1064800328066679892003-09-28T20:52:00.000-05:002008-09-12T09:01:53.102-05:00So yesterday was my going away party, which was a lot of fun. I want to thank everyone who was there, you made my last few days enjoyable to say the least. I held up pretty good until my sister and the kids were leaving today. I was hugging the little one and imagining how big he would be the next time I would see him. That was the start of the sobs. I can't imagine not seeing my niece and Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853186.post-1064384343006525152003-09-24T01:19:00.000-05:002008-09-12T09:01:53.107-05:00This will be my website for the time I am living in Mozambique. I am leaving in a week and am not quite sure of when this is going to hit me. I know I am leaving but it seems so unrealistic that I am leaving for 2 years. I know this will be an experience of a lifetime and am glad that I have a chance to experience it. I have been trying to pack and am not sure of how you can possibly pack Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366872011376495731noreply@blogger.com0