After college I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia. Here is a photo (that I grabbed from the internet) of the hike point (as in hitchhike) for Engela, where I lived and taught during my first year. People wait in the shade of the tree on the right for cars to come along. Sometimes you wait five minutes, sometimes you wait three hours...
After college I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia. This is Hafeni, my "homestay brother" in Engela. Hafeni means "Happiness" in Oshikwanyama, which is also the name I was given by the language instructors during the initial Peace Corps training.
After college I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia. Here is a photo of my classroom is Tses:
Here is a Google Map of my time in Namibia:
After college I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia. Here is a photo of me in my second year outside of my house while the sun is setting. The dormant volcano Brukkaros is visible in the background:
After college I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia. Here is a photo of me in my second year teaching 8th grade English:
After college I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia. Here is a photo of me in my first year kneeling in the veldt:
Boy standing outside his house in Tses, Namibia. I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia from 1998 to 2000.
