Random happenings this week

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A couple months ago I met young Pastor Gerson thru a mutual friend. He said he would be in touch to tell me about a youth camp he was organizing for September. As promised, he invited me for coffee last week. His youth camp will be a career counseling camp and he would like me to do a presentation on my career in technology and now as a Peace Corps Volunteer. The camp is geared for 10-12 graders and it is real camping. He would like me to stay the whole weekend if possible. They will also discuss goal setting, time management, tips for studying, and other life skills to set them up for success. It sounds like Peace Corps’ Camp GLOW – Guys and Girls Leading Our World. I am honored and humbled that he reached out to me and I committed to helping.

You may recall from an earlier post that I went to a wine tasting with colleagues and we danced the night away. A couple weeks ago Ha Lin, one of our group, prepared a Vietnamese dinner for us and this week was my turn to prepare dinner. I made a  cheese/olive/cured meat platter as our antipasto, lasagna for the main dish with a cucumber/onion salad, and garlic bread. Claudia made waffles with blueberry cream for dessert. It was another night of fun and laughter. Unfortunately, our group is coming to an end since Ha Lin and Anna, another German volunteer, will move back to Germany in July. Claudia and I will miss these young women, but we look forward to welcoming the next set of German volunteers for their 6 months of service.

Note, I haven’t found ricotta cheese here, not even in Theo’s Super Spar which is one of the largest grocery stores in Namibia. However, the Mali Peace Corps Cookbook, which I downloaded from our Peace Corps resource website, has a homemade ricotta cheese recipe that is easy and decent. I do love Peace Corps ingenuity.

All for now with all my love