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Webbed feet, web log posted a little something recently which included a link to a page which collects together the blogs being maintained by the recent crop of Peace Corps volunteers here in Cambodia.  I have not had the time to go through any of them yet, though I expect to soon.  There are not many.

With a little groping around, I also found a mess of blogs by Peace Corps volunteers in Tanzania (or RPCVs from Tanzania).  As with the Cambodian PCVs, I have not had a chance to look at them yet.  There are quite a few.  The one random sample I peeked at (well, it was not random– he has a Ph.D.!) happens to work in our old district.  Interesting.  But what was really novel was that he posted his cell phone numbers!  That’s numbers, as in plural!

When MamaM and I worked in Tanzania, we had to walk barefoot up hill both ways at 5 in the morning to get to the bus to ride all day to get to the capital to get to the internet cafe to check our email.  The telephone landline was at the post office in the district seat– no so far, only up hill one way.  But, it was unreliable, expensive and generally too much trouble to use.  Cell phones were starting to appear, but only worked in Dar.  Now, I am sure the crusty old timers would just box my ears for fussing, and tell me all how they only got to send a telegram home once a year or whatever.  However, I remain surprised that the kids these days are so plugged in.  Heck, I might even contact the PhD.  He is has a neat little glossary for the local language down there.  Fun stuff!