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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

"I tried hard to let the world
define me and to be what other
people said I should be, and it
never worked. Now I've got to
look within my own heart and
define myself. There is an
incredible strength in coming
from your own truth."
-Jamison Green Becoming a Visible Man
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2 comments:

simon said...

jumpin jigawatts. no word and then an epic amount of text appears! glad you're okay and kickin' it! but wtf, cyber cafe with no snacks? trifilin'!! i admire what you're doing!

congrats on passing the certification!

merry christmas <3
does anyone celebrate that down there?

December 20, 2008 9:04 PM
Katy said...

This quote is absolutely AMAZING and so true!! I'm stealing it...just thought that you should know!!

March 25, 2009 9:33 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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