Where in the World...

Where in the World...

Friday, August 22, 2008

WELCOME to ME!!

Welcome to my Blog!!!

I've never had a blog before, but this will probably be the most exciting thing I'll ever do in my life--moving to Africa, that is--so I figured there's a first time for everything (both blogging and Africa, I guess). Hope you all enjoy it... :-)

The Title: For those of you who don't know much about the Peace Corps, one of their slogans is "Life is Calling, How Far Will You Go?" So, that's where my title, "Life is Calling, I went to Togo," came from. That was my attempt to be clever...

I will try to update my blog (with photos) as regularly as possible while I am preparing myself and my life, during pre-departure Staging, and of course, while I am in Togo. So, stay tuned...


Much Love...
-K
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1 comments:

Rod said...

I had to be the first to say something. There's alot of concern about you going to Togo, especially for that length of time. 2YEARS !!! But I know you, and that keeps me confident that you will do a good job over there. I'm proud to tell people "that's my daughter". Love You

August 23, 2008 6:55 AM

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Moringa

Moringa is a plant that contains essential vitamins and minerals often lacking in the Togolese diet. The tree can be used in a variety of ways to treat problems of malnutrition and water-borne illness. The leaves of the tree can be eaten or dried and crushed into a powder that can be added to sauces or sprinkled on top of any dish; the seeds of the plant can be turned into cooking oil as well as used to purify water. To illustrate the advantage of this plant: the leaves of a moringa tree contain seven times the vitamin C than one orange, four times the Vitamin A than a serving of carrots, four times the calcium contained on one glass of milk, three times the potassium than one banana, and two times the protein contained in one serving of yogurt! Moringa Fest was an event that I participated in that was planned by a Peace Corps volunteer in a village called Notse. The PCV has been completing a two year promotional initiative on the benefits of incorporating moringa into the Togolese diet.

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