My post about our travel to England. A wonderful break in my routine, and a welcome break for Beth and Nkiru too.
August 7, 2021
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Category Archives: Peace Corps
May 1, 2020
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Latest Pandemic News
Nigeria’s Covid-19 Response Ambassador John Campbell and Jack McCaslin, Research Associate, Africa Policy, at the Council on Foreign Relations, wrote about Nigeria’s response to the pandemic on April 28, So the information is already a couple of days old. From … Continue reading
March 30, 2020
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Update from Lagos
Disruptions to Life and Death Much of life as we knew it has been disrupted by the corona virus pandemic. So too death! A funeral in Nigeria is an occasion for elaborate mourning and celebration. There are invitations sent out … Continue reading
November 23, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Can Emoji Promote African Culture?
Emoji for African Culture Do you use emoji in text messages or on other social media? I do! I just sent a message to my daughter Beth, her daughter and her son’s girlfriend. They’re the likeliest cooks among those coming … Continue reading
September 12, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Losing Friends
Losing Friends and Colleagues At my age, it’s not surprising that friends and colleagues pass away. But it’s still sad when I learn of the death of someone I knew. Lagos, Unitarian and Facebook Friend One of my first non-Peace … Continue reading
July 14, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Tennis at Wimbledon
Tennis Fan? Clem and I love watching tennis matches, he even more than I. His hero is Roger Federer, who is playing in the finals at Wimbledon today. The match is already over but I don’t want to know the … Continue reading
August 28, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Peace Corps Connections, Part II
The winner this year was Kul Chandra Gautam of Nepal. Clem and I arrived at the Peace Corps Connect Conference last Friday just in time to see him receive the award. He spoke with passion about Peace Corps’ influence on … Continue reading
August 24, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Peace Corps Connections
Peace Corps Connections Gathering with Friends of Nigeria, our alumni group of Peace Corps volunteers who served in the country, is always fun. Clem and I drove to East Stroudsberg Pennsylvania for this year’s reunion. We met at the Delaware … Continue reading
August 20, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Can Google Maps Be Wrong?
Copy Editor Leads to Google Maps Correction For my second book, Breaking Kola: An Inside View of African Customs, I hired Anna to be my copy editor. A few of her valuable edits: Correcting hundreds of punctuation and capitalization errors … Continue reading
August 12, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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DMGS Convention Part II
DMGS Convention Part II The Dennis Memorial Grammar School, DMGS, Convention in Newark NJ which opened Friday evening Aug. 3 continued all day Saturday. There were the usual convention activities like reading reports and electing officers. I didn’t stay for … Continue reading