Bush announced, tonight, that he wanted the Peace Corps to double within five years. That's an increase of less than 9,000 to around 20,000 serving the world...
Just to let you all know...ogooue ivindo was closed to pcvs..and now they have also shut down the haut ogooue due to possible cases in fcv. Needless to say -...
Latest Ebola news: "The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that as of 5 February, a total of 69 cases of the Ebola virus were confirmed in the Republic ...
I talked to someone in Bongoville today and he sid that the new volunteers in the Haut Ogooue have been offered reassignment in Cameroon or interrupted service...
Thanks for the update, Carol. Shocking news about the case in Franceville, a very populated area. One wonders about the efficacy of the quarantine and just ...
Just to mention...<br>I had read a wire report (posted on several news sites) of an Ebola case in Oyem. It later turned out to be untrue (a misinterpretatation...
I talked to 2 volunteers - 1 from Bongoville and 1 from FCV. They were very upset because they were given 24 hes to pack up houses, say good bye and leave to...
My name is Bradley Alan Hodges. I am a communication and French graduate of the University of North Carolina at Asheville. While an undergraduate in the summer...
Hey All, I think we, as returned volunteers, have to be the ones to spread the news about all the good going on in Gabon and Africa in general. You know the...
Bradley, Just curious. What are your EE credentials? Are your going to Gabon as a PCV or in what other capacity? Personally, I'd like to see more English...
Carol, Pardon me but we all well know the Gabonese are "human" (and in many ways a lot more "human" than demonstrated by all too many outside Gabon). What I...
... help ... from ... I have no EE credentials; I'm not even really sure what the term means (Enlish Education?) I do have a great familiarity with the English...
http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=207011 A good read on the problems faced by countries like Gabon who have rentier economies. At...
Anyone interested in going? I plan to be at Roland Garros the end of this month and am thinking about flying from Paris to Libreville in early June....
Today, May 2, 2002, is the National Day of Prayer, and it is also the National Call In Day For Diabetes. To call in for Diabetes phone the U. S. Capitol at...
Mobolo Larry! Nice to see that you joined this board and a thoughtful message. My mother had diabetes in the days when there was too little medical knowledge...
From April 30, 2002 WSJ: "Kinshasa is considered so unsafe for Air France pilots and flight attendants staying overnight between flights that the airline ...
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks May 9, 2002 The Ebola haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Ogooue-Ivindo region of Gabon has ended, the World Health...
Bob, That photo of our first school that we built in Gabon really brings back some very old memories (circa 1963). As I look at that picture I wonder how the...
In the SNL news skit, last night, they attempted a typically tasteless SNL joke about tourism in Gabon after the ebola situation. I am in the tourist business...
"The children are our bond with the future." affirmed Omar Bongo at the World Children Summit in New York, "This is the occasion to learn together the lessons...
Mbolo! Are you still planning to go to Gabon in June? Please let me know more about your trip. I was evacuated in February and am supposed to be reinstated...
M'bolo Tamara, Yes, I plan to be in Gabon for several weeks in early June. I plan to visit the areas where our cadre constructed schools and, time allowed, do...
Would love to see some of your pictures posted from your Gabon tour when you get back. Can you send all current members a ReGab? Ha, ha. Have a good trip. ...
