When in....?

When in...? What do you do? What does Wisdom (aka me) do while living, learning and teaching abroad? Well, here is my answer... Disclaimer: This blog does not reflect the positions of the U.S. Government or the United States Peace Corps.

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Forgive me...

I’ve been back stateside for awhile now and haven’t updated. I’ll upload some pictures of my travels after becoming an RPCV and just a general life update.

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Why I love this song:

1. GURAGE ALL DAY!!

2. He is cute

3. And the song is fire

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I LOVE this song for so many reasons:

1. She has a LOVELY voice

2. She’s not “model” size and rocks a cute short cut!

3. She’s a female artist

4. This song is catchy

5. These outfits are amazing!

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This past year I have been surrounded by Ethiopian music, which I actually love (just not blasting next door at 6 o’clock in the morning). But since I’ve been back stateside, I miss hearing it all the time. And since the wifi is free flowing, I finally found some of my favorites (bias of course to Gurage and other SNNPR music). So I’ll share a few with y’all as a quick welcome back and I’ll be leaving soon again...haha

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So I am back! I’m not dead, though I haven’t updated this page in probably a year. But I am going to post some stuff now! So watch out!

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Countries That I Want See

A working list of countries I want to visit or revisit. I’ll add more at some point I am sure. Haha An asterisk notes a country I want to revisit.

Argentina

Chile

Peru 

Ecuador 

Brazil 

Cuba 

Jamaica 

Haiti 

Dominican Republic 

Panama 

Mexico 

Puerto Rico

Trinidad and Tobago 

Russia 

Japan 

South Korea*

North Korea

China* 

Cambodia 

Vietnam*

Thailand

Fiji 

Philippines 

Australia 

New Zealand 

Galápagos Islands (Ecuador)

India 

Saudi Arabia 

United Arab Emirates 

Turkey 

Yemen 

Egypt 

Nigeria

Ethiopia

Mali

Ghana 

Tanzania 

Morocco 

Senegal 

South Africa 

Kenya 

Congo 

Somalia

Madagascar

Italy

Ireland

UK 

Portugal 

France* 

Spain*

Greece

Taiwan

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53. Israel

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You know, just swore in last week...

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No More Fun and Games...Sorta

I've sworn in, moved to site and now I am staring my life here in the Big B. I've been negotiating for furniture and household items(in Amharic and English). And soon Meskel will take place. There is so much going on it can make anyone dizzy. Soon school will start and that's when the real work begins...

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Inside one of the classrooms. Peep the plasma in the metal box. #peacecorps #peacecorpsethiopia #theexcursionista

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Make sure you check out my travel blog; dwisdomin.blogspot.com. Right now I am getting to know my town in SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's Region). It's super green and everyone seems to think I am Ethiopian! What a twist from life in Korea indeed.

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Learning the buna (coffee) process: the Ethiopian way. #buna #Ethiopia #peacecorpsethiopia #peacecorps #theexcursionista #pst #travelnoire

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I've been living in Ethiopia for over a month now! I've learned to make buna, eat somewhat correctly, and have learned how to be an even better teacher! Life in the motherland has been great and next week I find out where I'll spend the next 2 years!

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Tibs and lamb!! #food #Ethiopia #peacecorpsethiopia #peacecorps #travel #ethiopianfood

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Black Biblical art #Ethiopia #peacecorps #peacecorpsethiopia #travel #theexcursionista #blackart

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The Lion of Juda #blackart #peacecorpsethiopia #peacecorps #travel #theexcursionista

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Our lovely coffee mistress of ceremony. #ethiopia #theexcursionista #travel #coffee #peacecorps #peacecorpsethiopia

Check out more of my pictures on my Instagram! IG: theexcursionista

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Ready for the hardest job we'll ever love! #peacecorps #peacecorpsethiopia #the excursionista #travel #ethiopia