Tom, I do like the Peace Corps – but for the reason I said. It simply makes young volunteers better people. I have no doubt in my mind that the benefits...
RE:" But don't you think the Gabonese remember what happened during the 1964 coup attempt and the subsequent illegal French intervention? Was it really a...
Amin, I don't know your personal sources but mine include: Hubert Humphrey, the US Senator who originated the Peace Corps concept; Sargent Shriver; Top-Secret...
Amin asks, "Why do you think no Gabonese batted an eye here when the Peace Corps pulled out of Gabon during an election year?" I find that difficult to...
Thanks for your insightful comments, Amin. You made a lot of really good points. I had no idea you hadn't been a Peace Corps Volunteer in Gabon. I had assumed ...
Bob, My sources are not any specific persons or publications, but are my general understanding of the situation over the years. Twenty years ago when I found...
I doubt if any Gabonese read or know about this group but in lieu of that I will give you my one and only exchange with a Gabonese on the issue of the Peace...
Tom, I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not but hopefully my other 2 posts today clarify my points. I also stand corrected on the subjects you chose...
Amin, I've been following your discussion with Tom, and if you don't mind, I'd like to add my two cents. I've laughed and agreed and disagreed with things...
Hi Kate, Thanks for clarifying the process. But just so you know I agree with everything you say about teachers and teaching. Both my parents are teachers...
Hey Pete, I just saw your post. Somehow I had missed it earlier. The early volunteers did – in my view – far better developmental work than the work I saw...
Thought for the day: Related to Genealogy. The naming conventions of the many families of man can be a challenge. However, it isn't the family where the...
Government corruption is more than just a conspiracy theory nowadays. It is a bonafide epidemic today and the positive thing to do is to fight against it....
http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=2414792005 Same situation in Gabon with the Bush Administration closing down the Peace Corps and the Chinese...
... Thanks! The marriage was in Libreville (Haut de Gue Gue). We moved to Atlanta in August so I could go to grad school and she could study English. She also...
Thanks for the response. Please post any other photos including those in Fougamou. What are your and Perrine's plans for the future? Our group of 36 PCVs...
Boukaye! Beyond the diamonds and uranium, I'm glad to hear you discovered Central Africa's best resource yet-la femme gabonaise. Sans te mentir, j'étais un...
Bob, One other thing I'd like to say. As a PCV who followed your footsteps to Fougamou four decades later, your group did more than anyone there to make...
Hello all - I'm new here...nice to find a group of Gabon people to talk with. I was a math teacher at CES Ndjolé from 1993 to 1995 and now am teaching at an...
Hi Scott - This is Jen Brown, I taught 'sciences physiques' in Mouila from '95 to '97 - you worked at my incoming training in Libreville on your way out. It's...
http://www.telesud.com/CAN2006-Flyer.jpg 3A 3A TELESUD IS BRINGING YOU LIVE THE 2006 AFRICA'S CUP OF NATION 3A TELESUD IS THE FIRST AND ONLY INTERNATIONAL TV...
Wednesday, December 28, 2005, Source: The Republican Once he steps onto the basketball floor, Stephane Lasme wants to send a message: No more Mr. Nice Guy....
Reuters- Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has created a joint venture airline in Gabon as part of a drive to expand in Africa, where it sees strong...
The following is an old e-mail from a travel agent colleague who sponsored a Millenium trip to Gabon for a group of South Africans. M'bolo Bob, So I didn't...
On the bright side, no more mishaps can happen at Ekwata, since apparently it was given as a gift to the King of Morocco! I guess with all the many resorts...
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