Christmas 2009

Here are some pics from xmas.

I went with my head doctor to chruch. you thought catholic mass was boring before... try it in swahili! all the people in front bring their children up and do an assembly line type baptism.

my beautiful frosting job. take that cess!

mmmmmmm scrambled eggs and a fish. did you have a better xmas dinner?

keepin it klassy with a k, drinkin fanta out of some sassy stemware. only the finest for the white guy

Hope you all had a good christmas and enjoed the holiday season. Next is new years. Woo! Bring on 2010!

Cheers,

Jayce

Counterparting is Such Sweet Sorrow

Here are some pics of me and my counterpart Issa at his house in the village.

Me and him outside the chicken coop I helped build

his family portrait

his son shabani

the fam, dont i fit right in?

and Issa brothers needed a pic with the white guy as well

Cheers,

Jayce

Mid-Twenties

So during IST happened to be my 24th birthday. It was an awesome chance to get together with all my friends, have a couple drinks, and hangout poolside in a beautiful city. Dont be confused, PC is not all getting drunk and partying but this day? Maybe a little...

me and jenna

mo jenna and me

me and c

me and jen, lovin the stache

harry c me and p

me and c again

the gang

c me and mo

harry's bday was the 6th, mine was the 7th, so we celebrated together.

our awesome bday cakes

the birthday dinner. such a great time.

Cheers,

Jayce

Unsweetened IST

So IST was a couple weeks ago. IST was a couple weeks session that we bring a counterpart from our village and learn different techniques on starting projects and sustainability. Here are some pics from the festivities. It was held in Morogoro which is in the south of TZ and is ridiculously beautiful. One of my favorite TZ cities for sure.

Adrienne, Shani and me hard at work

Me and c bomb

where we stayed.

great scenery

me and kelly, yet another seattlite

we went to a boarding school for the mentally challenged and got a tour and handed some gifts out.

some PCVs and their counterparts. mine is behind my head to the immidiate left

hah. didn't know this guy, nor am i in the picture, but i wanted to post it because he randomly asked for a picture and i couldnt resist. how badass is this guy!?

me and cess and our supervisor from singida

Cheers,

Jayce

Random

My favorite picture posts are the ones that are completely random... here ya go!

Saw this guy in a mariners jersey and screamed across the screet for him to come and take a picture with me.

The plastics outside my house.

Shout out to siegs. At a random internet cafe in the middle of africa and what do i see? not 1 but 2 computers on facebook. so crazy. (sorry about the quality of the pic i was trying to be stealth)

coolest roadkill ever?

just sitting at my desk and my chair completely collapses and shatters into pieces.

learning proper condom use with what else, bananas

first movie in a theater in months! the air conditioning, the popcorn the slushies. boy do i miss america.

learning proper permaculture techniques. well not really, im just taking picures and not paying attention.

Cheers,

Jayce

Turkey Day 2009

So here are some pics from our thanksgiving this year. it was an amazing time. I had the chance to kill a couple chickens for my first time. I had seen them killed before but this was the first time i actually partook in the festivities.

Cessie working her magic with the frosting.

amazing.

our feast! took a long time. i actually devil'd the eggs myself, a feat i am pretty proud of. and also shout out to grandma and j&h for the gravy and the stuffing. it would not have been the same without it! Thanks!

Cheers,

Jayce

Party in the TZ

Went to a little gathering the other day here are some pics of the festivities...

Cheers,

Jayce

Stan the Man

So I got a letter from the sweetest girl from North Carolina. She wanted help with her school project called "Flat Stanley." You are supposed to decorate him to look like the local people of wherever he was sent. I decided to dress him up as a Maasai warrior. Here are some pics of Stanley around my village.

Just finished...

Playing soccer with  my buddy Asmani.

Going to the bathroom in my choo.

Playing with some kids.

Helping me do my laundry.

Don't you hate when you wear the same outfit to a party? Total diss...

Cheers,

Jayce