Hey Everyone- the NPCA conference is in Chicago this August. If you're intrested in going, think about organizing a COS reunion while you're there. Info is...
"Where" do I go to find out more? Link to dates of event in Chicago? I'm very interested in participating in something so close to home (Madison). Thanks for...
I would suggest looking up peacecorps.gov or the National Peace Corps Association. Brian ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance:...
Hi Mardi, My pleasure.... If you're planning an COS event, you can post a classified on the FOB website. Also let our New Deadbeat editor (when we will have...
Mi Kwabo xontoncele, Mi do gangi a? As I was driving to work this morning I was pleasantly surprised by a very good radio documentary on Vodun in Benin and...
Does any one have any contacts in Grand Popo who were alive during ww2? That person would have to be at least 70 yrs old to remember anything. Read from the...
Back from Africa, where I was a secular missionary in the Kayon Ghozi's leprosary (Burundi) because of health reasons, I wrote these lucky Flashes of mine,...
They broadcast in Fon, French, and Yoruba. http://www.eit.bj/golfefm.htm Edabo, Chris www.geocities.com/fon_is_fun A website dedicated to sharing my...
Hi Chris, I'm comfussed by this letter. If I remember right, COS stands for Close Of Service. Which we all were back in back in Benin before we left country....
I think COS in this case means country of service. HMD _________________________________________________________________ One-click access to Hotmail from any...
Hello FoB Friends - If you are a current, dues-paying member of Friends of Benin, you can nominate yourself to elected office! We ask for no signatures, union...
Dear Friends of Benin, My name is Lisa Breed and I am writing my MPH Thesis on Worm Weeks. Unfortunately, I have very little information on Worm Weeks in...
I participated in the one in Benin in 1997. Jenn Shack organized it--but I'm sure you already know that. She and her group of Guinea Wormers all COSed that...
Holly, Thank you very much! I did not know that Jenn Shack organized it; I only knew that one took place. Do you happen to her Jen's e-mail? Thanks so much...
Lisa, Guinea Worm was eradicated in Benin prior to 2000 when I arrived. Worm Week has not taken place during the past 3-years. Sierra Hutchinson RPCV Benin...
Sierra, Thank you for letting me know about the status of Worm Weeks. Although Benin has made great progress in significantly reducing Guinea worm, they still...
Lisa, I went to one in the Oueme organized by Stacia Bippus. I can't remember when it was but I believe it was before the one that Jenn organized. (Jenn and...
I now have Jenn Shack's email address Laura, but I can't find yours!!! Email me please! Holly _________________________________________________________________...
Hi- I'm supposed to be leaving for the Peace Corps Benin Program in August. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! I would also like to correspond with...
Bring good books. Have a great time. Visit N'Dali - it's the best village in the north! eringl91 <eringl91@...> wrote:Hi- I'm supposed to be leaving...
tyson roberts
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Hey Erin. Congrats! Bring a nonstick cooking pan, a couple rolls of duct tape, and a good Leatherman. Don't forget pics of family and friends too. Take care,...
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May 5, 2004 3:45 am
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Seems like you've got the keys already: pride in your mission and networking . . . and if your mission is mainly to develop respect for a different culture, ...
Hi Erin, Try the Friends of Benin and Q & A Forum as well as the Fon is Fun Forum where past PCV's to be have asked many questions. Myself and others have...
Today, Angelique's new album OYAYA! is out on Columbia Records. To buy it on Amazon.com click here: OYAYA It celebrates the African roots of Latin and...
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