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		<title>continuing the communication and support post-placement</title>
		<link>http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/2010/09/19/continuing-the-communication-and-support-post-placement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was very happy to receive an email from the hospitality manager at my partner organization, thanking me for visiting him in the hospital before leaving Namibia, and letting me know he&#8217;s back to good health and work. He followed this up with a phone call to Mozambique, thanking me personally for my contributions to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gastronamibia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9286576&amp;post=575&amp;subd=gastronamibia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Owning the new menu</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A manager from my partner organization contacted a volunteer travelling to Mozambique, to have her deliver a couple copies of the finalized menus to me. It wasn&#8217;t something I was expecting, and the gesture was greatly appreciated! Though the team eliminated a couple of menu features designed to accommodate customer concerns and desires (by having [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gastronamibia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9286576&amp;post=565&amp;subd=gastronamibia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A different kind of housing development</title>
		<link>http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/a-different-kind-of-housing-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dangerous dirt road leading to my partner organization&#8217;s premises had always been covered on either side by deep bush, but when I came back from holidays in April, it was suddenly cleared. I found out that hundreds of locals had come over a period of days (partner organization staff included), clearing the land, demarcating [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gastronamibia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9286576&amp;post=552&amp;subd=gastronamibia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>new funding approved!</title>
		<link>http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/new-funding-approved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/?p=547</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently got news that the grant proposal I put together to expand my partner organization&#8217;s TB craft training and nutritional support program has been approved for the sum of 99,750.00 Euros!! This is a considerable amount of money for the organization, and should allow them to improve the sustainability of an already strong program [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gastronamibia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9286576&amp;post=547&amp;subd=gastronamibia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Things I love about Namibia!</title>
		<link>http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/things-i-love-about-namibia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/?p=521</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chinatown: it&#8217;s nothing like what you find in other countries, but the two grocery shops in the northern industrial area of Windhoek provide a variety of fresh vegetables not available elsewhere, in addition to bottled sauces, noodles, Thai and Japanese rice, and the all-important rice cooker to prepare it in! And the long line of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gastronamibia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9286576&amp;post=521&amp;subd=gastronamibia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>final farewells</title>
		<link>http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/final-farewells/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>notallmen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/?p=508</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On my last day in Namibia, I went to my partner organization to say bye to the family I had become a part of, and to wish everyone the best moving forward. As I entered the kitchen with a big bag of springbok meat for them to cook up and enjoy, three different employees asked [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gastronamibia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9286576&amp;post=508&amp;subd=gastronamibia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>the exit interview</title>
		<link>http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/the-exit-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent a couple days on questionnaires in preparation for my final formal interview and wrap-up of my placement with the volunteer sending organization. Though some of the questions were mere formalities, there was a lot of opportunity for both sides to share perspectives on not only my job in Namibia, but the volunteering experience [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gastronamibia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9286576&amp;post=514&amp;subd=gastronamibia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>what&#8217;s next?</title>
		<link>http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/whats-next/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The finance manager hand-delivered the official minutes from my hearing this week, which state in the verdict that &#8216;the board members initiated communication with me in an attempt to find long lasting solutions to issues that were previously raised&#8217;, and that it is &#8220;therefore a travesty of justice to point a finger at the accused..&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gastronamibia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9286576&amp;post=473&amp;subd=gastronamibia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ensuring the solar cooker remains on the menu</title>
		<link>http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/2010/07/16/ensuring-the-solar-cooker-remains-on-the-menu/</link>
		<comments>http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/2010/07/16/ensuring-the-solar-cooker-remains-on-the-menu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>notallmen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/?p=455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When a German couple were kind enough to donate a solar cooker to my partner organization, I wanted to make sure that their contribution got used on a regular basis, rather than being put in a corner like the last solar cooker that I found damaged and covered in cobwebs. What I did with the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gastronamibia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9286576&amp;post=455&amp;subd=gastronamibia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Designing the menu</title>
		<link>http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/designing-the-menu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gastronamibia.wordpress.com/?p=425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When tasked with the creation of a new menu for my partner organization, there were a few things that I wanted to do: - ensure the physical design was professional and attractive, with a style that represents the spirit of the women working here - ensure that the structural design made it easy for the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gastronamibia.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9286576&amp;post=425&amp;subd=gastronamibia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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