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The pup : Addie!

The pup

Addie!

Updated: Nov 15, 2006 1:24pm PST

920 Farragut St  Pittsburgh : The house we're making an offer on, in Pittsburgh near Highland Park. 3bdr, 2 bath.

920 Farragut St Pittsburgh

The house we're making an offer on, in Pittsburgh near Highland Park. ...

Updated: Sep 29, 2006 6:47am PST

Morocco and Spain vacation : Val, Adam, Laura (Adam's sister and Val's sister-in-law) and Carolyn (Laura's friend and fellow teacher) took a two week vacation to Morocco and Spain.

Morocco and Spain vacation

Val, Adam, Laura (Adam's sister and Val's sister-in-law) and Carolyn ( ...

Updated: Jul 19, 2006 6:01am PST

St Louis and other recent photos : Photos of our recent trip to the Jazz Festival to St. Louis, Senegal and a grab bag of some other recent photos.

St Louis and other recent photos

Photos of our recent trip to the Jazz Festival to St. Louis, Senegal a ...

Updated: Jun 08, 2006 5:35am PST

Earth Day Celebration : Val helped organize a school clean up and cultural fair at her school for Earth Day. First the kids were dispatched with rakes and wheelbarrows to pick up trash at their schools, and then there was a presentation in the evening with songs and skits.

Earth Day Celebration

Val helped organize a school clean up and cultural fair at her school ...

Updated: Apr 30, 2006 10:44am PST

Softball Tournament in Senegal : Mauritania PCVs participated in the West African Invitational Softball Tournament (WAIST) in Dakar, Senegal.

Softball Tournament in Senegal

Mauritania PCVs participated in the West African Invitational Softball ...

Updated: Feb 23, 2006 4:24am PST

Apartment in progress :

Apartment in progress

Updated: Feb 03, 2006 3:05am PST

Paris Dakar rally : Every year a bunch of crazy fools get the bright idea to race from Europe to West Africa, taking virtually no real roads.  They came through Mauritania this year.

Paris Dakar rally

Every year a bunch of crazy fools get the bright idea to race from Eur ...

Updated: Jan 13, 2006 5:27am PST

Canary Islands Christmas vacation : We took a vacation to the Canary Islands for Christmas 2005.  The Canary Islands are a Spanish colony and are in the Atlantic Ocean due west of Morocco.

Canary Islands Christmas vacation

We took a vacation to the Canary Islands for Christmas 2005. The Cana ...

Updated: Jan 13, 2006 5:11am PST

Random, but recent photos :

Random, but recent photos

Updated: Jan 10, 2006 3:31pm PST

Bike Trip from Nouadhibou : Adam mostly assisted two other Peace Corps colleagues (and rode some) as they rode 450 km from Nouadhibou to Nouakchott.

Bike Trip from Nouadhibou

Adam mostly assisted two other Peace Corps colleagues (and rode some) ...

Updated: Jan 10, 2006 3:12pm PST

Christmas Decorations :

Christmas Decorations

Updated: Dec 19, 2005 5:52am PST

Thanksgiving : About 30 people came over to a volunteer's apartment and we cooked a veritable feast.  We had everything one would expect for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, even turkey.  It wasn't quite the same as being home, but it was a great time and we were glad to share our holiday with Mauritanians.

Thanksgiving

About 30 people came over to a volunteer's apartment and we cooked a v ...

Updated: Nov 25, 2005 7:50am PST

Our new apartment : Pictures of the new pad, with captions to boot.

Our new apartment

Pictures of the new pad, with captions to boot.

Updated: Oct 12, 2005 7:55am PST

Facial Hair Experiment :

Facial Hair Experiment

Updated: Sep 27, 2005 10:37am PST

Swearing in :

Swearing in

Updated: Sep 24, 2005 8:22am PST

Nouakchott : Our home for two years

Nouakchott

Our home for two years

Updated: Sep 22, 2005 10:42am PST

Homestay - Kaedi : Our first ten weeks in country

Homestay - Kaedi

Our first ten weeks in country

Updated: Sep 22, 2005 9:53am PST

First Week : First week in RIM

First Week

First week in RIM

Updated: Sep 22, 2005 8:37am PST