Category: Life at home

Images of Life in Namibia

Sunday marked the end of Week #5 of our Pre-Service Training (PST) – and time for a day of rest at Gross Barmen, a new resort & conference center 25km out of Okahandja.

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Images of Life in Namibia

This past week saw us put on a 4-day workshop on business skills to 60 eager entrepreneurs and local business owners.
This past week saw us put on a 4-day workshop covering business skills to 60 eager entrepreneurs and local business owners.
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Images of Life in Namibia

Wash basin on the right and rinse bucket on the left. Best technique, they say, is to rub the fabric on your forearm rather than on another part of the garment.
Laundry day! Hand wash & line dry…  Wash basin on the right and rinse bucket on the left. Best technique, they say, is to rub the fabric on your forearm rather than on another part of the garment. After an hour, my arm was quite sore!
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Images of Life in Namibia

Some random photos from this past week…

Introducing my wonderful host family during PST: 15-yo Kiara, Baai (pron: "Bye"), Trys (pron: Trace), and 13-yo Damien. They shelter, feed, entertain, teach and support me. All are multi-lingual and they're helping me learn Afrikaans. More in them in a coming post...
Introducing my wonderful host family during PST: 15-yo Kiara, Baai (pron: “Bye”), Trys (pron: Trace), and 13-yo Damien. They shelter, feed, entertain, teach and support me. All are multi-lingual and they’re helping me learn Afrikaans. More on them in a future post…
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