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  • the rest of the story...

    I've been meaning to get back into Xanga now that we're no longer in Kenya, since the move to Blogger was supposed to be short-lived at the outset. I know many of our readers probably prefered the Blogger location becaus…

  • it's getting hot

    and i'm not talking temperature now, although we continue to enjoy high 20s during the day and very chilly low 20s in the evening/morning. (we are going to have a rough go when we get back to Canada, i reckon, since our…

  • English Obfuscates

    One thing we've come to both love and disdain in this country is the translations into English that we encounter in the written word. Because English has recently been added to the national languages list, there are incr…

  • Faire de painture

    This renovation guy who is frequenting our house these past weeks is definitely challenging my command of the french language. It's interesting to me how when I meet a new professional (house keeper, gardener, renovation…

  • more "vacation"

    School has been canceled until the beginning of March. NOt due to snow or cold, but because of the political unrest. Alas. Although i am glad not to have reason to worry whether Judah and his school are safe, i am somewh…

  • back to school

    Things are quiet and back to "business as usual" around here. Judah is back in school, thankfully, and Josh is at work (but will be going to Jumbo Digue/Weldom to pick up some supplies for his newest project today someti…

  • Saturday

    The sun is shining brightly and it is another glorious morning in Madagascar. What's missing is my usual euphoric response, most likely due to a week of feeling very sick combined with the slow mounting anxieties of a ci…

  • Ant season

    Everyone knows that January is the month to get your house "bombed" with insecticide to wipe out all the bugs that come out in the rainy season. Our plan was to wait until we went on a weekend trip to visit the new pilot…

  • Unrest in Tana

    (as late night update to this blog post, we're now to stay put in our compound until further notice. the garage and hangar are closed until at least Thursday. Josh'll be back tomorrow morning and will be met by a group t…

  • you know you're experiencing culture shock when...

    My alternative titles for this blog included: You know you're in need of a long furlough when... You know you are experiencing culture-fatigue when... It's the last straw. I cannot find a pen that works in this country.…

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    • Name: Jocelyn and Josh
    • Country: Madagascar
    • Metro: Antananarivo
    • Member Since: 5/5/2005

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