http://mtc.vox.com/library/posts/tags/peace+corps/page/1/ Ben Guest, Program Manager of the Mississippi Teacher Corps, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer from Namibia, and Amherst College graduate... en Vox Fri, 02 May 2008 14:05:12 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss peace corps http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/hike.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/hike.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/hike.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 02 May 2008 14:05:12 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48d12f0650001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48d12f0650001-50si" alt="The Hiking Tree" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/hike.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48d12f0800001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> peace corps namibia engela http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/hafeni.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/hafeni.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/hafeni.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:10:44 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48cef25ee0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48cef25ee0003-50si" alt="Hafeni" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/hafeni.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48cef260d0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> peace corps namibia hafeni http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/nambia.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/nambia.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/nambia.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:44:16 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48ceca4f00003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48ceca4f00003-50si" alt="Classroom" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> After college I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia. Here is a photo of my classroom is Tses: <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/nambia.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48cec960a0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> peace corps namibia http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/namibia-the-movie.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/namibia-the-movie.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/namibia-the-movie.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:14:00 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/video/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48d0b133c0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48d0b133c0001-50si" alt="Namiba" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Official site here. Review here. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/namibia-the-movie.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48cec698d0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> peace corps namibia http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/namibia.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/namibia.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/namibia.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:00:53 -0700 Here is a Google Map of my time in Namibia: <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/namibia.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48ceba4470003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> peace corps namibia http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/sunset.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/sunset.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/sunset.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:59:05 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48ceb90910002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48ceb90910002-50si" alt="Sunset" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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: <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/sunset.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48d0a4e010001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> peace corps namibia http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/8th-grade.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/8th-grade.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/8th-grade.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:54:43 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48d0a4b3d0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48d0a4b3d0001-50si" alt="8th Grade English" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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: <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/8th-grade.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48ceba3e50003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> peace corps namibia http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/the-veldt.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/the-veldt.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/the-veldt.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:53:27 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48d0a4b3a0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48d0a4b3a0001-50si" alt="The Veldt" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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: <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/the-veldt.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900f48ceb93160002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> peace corps namibia http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/tses-namibia.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Ben Guest) http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/tses-namibia.html?_c=feed-rss http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/tses-namibia.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 14 May 2007 14:22:43 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22523f3adf21900d41436e9d93c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22523f3adf21900d41436e9d93c7f-50si" alt="Tses" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This was the view outside my front door when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mtc.vox.com/library/post/tses-namibia.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22523f3adf21900d4143170a8685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> sunset peace corps namibia tses