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janebakerjane

I am here for Friends

About Me

http://mongolrally.theadventurists.com/

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

That out-of-control Jamaican who TROUNCED track and field this Olympics!!

My Blog

ROKlog 2: Employed in Korea: To Be or To Run Away?

Hello again from the ROK!  It's a little late *apologies* but here is episode two of the j.funk's ROKlog!   janebakers' notes: Le Biz: Last week we plunged into teaching! ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:15:00 GMT

ROKlog Epsiode 1: Welcome to Korea!

Dearest loyal readers:  Be forewarned, as always, the first episode this is rather long.  Our collaborative process in writing is as new to us as it is to you and we ask for patience.  ...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:46:00 GMT

Je demande pardon.

It's been 151 days since I left Burkina Faso. Approximately 5 months.    5 months filled with the joy of seeing my old friends' beautiful smiles after two years of being apart.&nb...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:39:00 GMT

If you REALLY wanna know...

Hey kids, this is a list of books pertaining to/taking place in Africa, all over the continent.  I have personally read these books and am giving you my own reviews.  So, as the ti...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:03:00 GMT

Why I love books.

Friends. After two years in Africa, I can honestly say I'm a very well read person.  Maybe I can't quote the classics, but here are some of the quotes I can give you.  Wherever possible, I'v...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:57:00 GMT

How to kill a chicken.

First: When choosing your chicken... Tip 1: choose hens or smaller cocks (preferably young-the old chickens have the toughest meat. How to tell...a chicken with four toes is young and will probably ha...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:15:00 GMT

The Road to Zeguedeguin...long, but i promise hilarity!

wednesday, september 13, 2006.  the day that cat, the new pcv in bogande, 6k from my village, and i decided to bike 35k to zeguedeguin to find lisa, a secondary ed pcv and our supposed "nearest ...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:51:00 GMT

village, i give you the world.

if any one week could make up for a year of suckiness, it was this one, when my friends and i painted a world map with the kids at my school.   my pcv backup was tracey and kim, from my...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 07:55:00 GMT

how's your camel?

One wednesday morning last February i accompanied sara, kim, nat to djibo and belehede, sara's village.  the ride is 6-7 hours to djibo.  we decided that kim and nat would come wit...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 07:15:00 GMT

hotcakes!

One day last june...   it's my friend tim's last couple days in ouaga before he goes down to accra and flies back to the states. we decided we were up for some major misbehaving tonight out ...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:33:00 GMT