[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: in the bush or the outback

From: "Marissa Mika" <Marissa.M@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:02:19 -0800
Thanks Sue and Cindy. 

I'll certainly miss ya'll when it's time for me to move on. 

I guess I should add a disclaimer about Peace Corps, in that it really is 
entirely different and unique for each individual who does it. I had a very 
particular agenda for the organization--I wanted to get a rich public health 
project experience. Many, however, go for the cultural exchange aspects of the 
program and the fact that you get to learn another language. Some of the 
volunteers there absolutely loved it and were really content to just grow into 
the role of being the token American in the village.

Marissa 

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MMmarissa,

That is really unfortunate about the Peace Corps.  It takes me awhile to get
used to people, and now that I have gotten used to you, I will miss you when
you move on to graduate school even though I will be happy for you.

Regards,

Sue S.

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From: "Marissa Mika" <Marissa.M@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 5:53 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: dans la brousse


I spent six months in Togo, a little sliver of a country. It's about fifty
miles wide and 300 miles long. I lived in a dusty and dry village where just
about everyone was a poor and hungry cotton farmer. I was supposed to do HIV
prevention work, but I spent most of my time turning down marriage proposals
and wishing for a medical degree or an engineer's talents to provide
sanitary water. So I regrouped, came back early, and am now in the process
of applying to public health schools. I should hear from them in a couple of
weeks.

Togo's fearless leader actually kicked the bucket about a month and a half
ago, leaving a power vacuum after his 36 or 38 years in at the helm. If any
of you are remotely interested in African politics, go back and look at a
couple of the older BBC articles for the past month. Nigeria and the rest of
West Africa caused quite a stir, and as a result, Togo's supposed to be
holding free and fair elections in the next 40 days or so. Fascinating
stuff, perhaps the making of a dark comedy. And life continues in my old
village in much the same way, fending off malaria and intestinal parasites
while tilling a land that's not suited to a cash crop like cotton.

Marissa

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Sent: Tue 3/22/2005 1:17 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: No luck finding photos



There are too many Gustavo Galindos, and I can't tell
which one he might be. There is a picture of one of
them, but I don't think it's he. Gustavo, are you a
big man (I mean physically, not in other ways; we know
you are that). And are you all right? We're all
worried, because we haven't heard anything from you
since you said you weren't going to CSUN.

There are a lot of articles about Peter, but I
couldn't find any pictures.

There are lots of mentions of and articles by Marissa,
who was very active in college, but no pictures.
hankfully, she described herself. A 2003 UC Berkeley
grad, she was in the Peace Corps and spent 6 months in
"Africa's oldest dictatorship." Marissa, when you are
caught up with work, grad school application, etc.,
and have some spare time (hah), what country is that?
Ethiopia? Libya? I remember Haille Selassie, but I
think he's dead..

There are a number of items online about Pratik, but
no pictures, at least not of our Pratik. Pratik Patel
seems to be a common name. There is one very handsome
one with a beautiful wife, but it isn't ours, because
he is in software creation and not at CUNY. Are you
handsome, too, Pratik?

Marissa, I have spent way to much time on this with no
photo results (smile) That just shows how stupidly
obsessive I am. Now I must get to work on my taxes.

Cindy






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