Category Archives: Preparing to go

Drove to Etretat the other day.  It is one of our favorite places here in Normandy and we wanted to get a snapshot to take with us to Ethiopia. Our bags are pretty much packed but it has not been … Continue reading →

OK.  So how do we prepare for this?  We’ve never been to Ethiopia before and we’ve never volunteered in a developing country before.  How and what should we pack? We figured that the best way to go about it was … Continue reading →

Choosing books about Ethiopia has been easy since we really can’t seem to find a huge selection.  Having chosen the documents you see in the picture above, we are enjoying learning more about the people and the country.  So far … Continue reading →

We started our vaccinations today with yellow fever, hepatitis B, tetanus, diptheria and polio.  More fun to come because we still need hepatitis A, measles, rabies, flu and meningitis among others.

Yesterday, we began our second online course called “Realities of Volunteering”.  It is a follow-up of our weekend course in Birmingham where we looked at the notions of power and the history of development. Although we will probably never really … Continue reading →

VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. VSO’s high-impact approach involves bringing people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action, and change lives to … Continue reading →

In a few months, we will be moving to  Ethiopia for a year to work as volunteers for VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas).  We are both very excited about this new adventure and through this blog, we will try to share … Continue reading →