Francophone Michelle

One Peace Corps Volunteer's stumbles and successes through West Africa

Monday, May 5, 2014

Carnaval in Cape Verde

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Our trip to Cape Verde started off really well, with us being held prisoner in the Dakar airport for two days.  Luckily, I had bought over t...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Where in the world is Michelle?

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For those of you that weren't following the Grey Goose Gaggle blog , here's some highlights of our tour of West Africa (photos to c...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The Greatest COS Tradition of All

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So starting January 23rd, I will officially no longer be a Peace Corps volunteer.  And I will be embarking on a crazy adventure of a road tr...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Two Years in Guinea : The Highs and the Lows

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Well my Peace Corps service is almost over and I am about to embark on a great adventure across West Africa, but first some highlights (and...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Going To Church

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Call me a bad Christian, but after nearly 2 years in Guinea, I have finally gone to church for the first time.  I probably should have gone...
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Sunday, November 3, 2013

My Peace Corps Alphabet Part II

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M is for maggi, a bouillon type cube that is used in literally all foods.  It is full of MSG and therefore delicious. N is for N é r é ...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Planting Trees and Getting Connected

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I cannot believe my time here is almost up.    Well, relatively, at least.    The wonderful Lily Schorr is coming to visit, then it is Taba...
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Michelle E.
Washington, DC, United States
Graduated in 2011 with a B.A. in Environmental Studies and African Studies and will be spending the next two years (Nov. 2011-Feb. 2014) in Guinea as an Agroforestry volunteer with the Peace Corps. I like nature, portmanteaus, and any-and-all microbrews.
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