From 1996 to 1998 I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo, a tiny country barely touching the coast of West Africa. On this site are a handful of memories from my Peace Corps experience and some tales of Togo I can never forget.
Here are a few of my favorite images from my two years in Togo.
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Togolese postage stamps were often quite beautiful. The Togolese postal service was another story. Hmm… perhaps I should write about that some day.
The latest story is: Whatever Happened to Mimi.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
First Impressions
Arrival in Africa*
Adventures in Lomé
Up Country Live-Ins With Volunteers*
Abouma Lamalá*
Getting Back to Pagala
Life in the Peace Corps
What to Bring
Pagala Centre de Formation
Kuma Adamé
Life in Togo
Transportation Africa-Style: Bush Taxis
Life in Blitta Village
Settling in at Blitta
Everyday Living
Da Marie’s Chicken*
A Soldier’s Battle With Low Tech
Issa’s Family
Whatever Happened to Mimi – NEW!
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*Featured on EzineArticles.com.
From Accra to Sirigu, visit the towns and villages of Ghana. See the people, the crafts and wildlife of a three-week trip in 2009 at Travels in Ghana.
Take a journey to the past, back to America's founding. Walk the historical streets of a colonial American town at Alexandria Daily Photo.
