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Peace Corps Education volunteer in Namibia, Story teller, freelance journalist and photographer, news reader, hiker, goofball & fun-doer. RT≠endorsements, fool.

Namibia
Joined August 2009
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Vote by mail is safe, effective, and secure. Support the #HEROESAct act to ensure #votebymail getsthe funding it needs bit.ly/2Dv7CbF
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"If our senators wants to honor the sacrifices that I took defending American democracy, they must ensure that all Americans can safely cast ballots during this unprecedented pandemic." - Dr. @0MaxCooper0, PA State Lead for Committee to Protect Medicare post-gazette.com/opinion/202…
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Thanks for reading and tweeting my letter @RepTimRyan after we make our elections safe and secure let's make our healthcare universal and high quality #MedicareForAll
For my medical friends/community out there! There's a lot to learn and gain in better communicating science!
Are you a doctor that wants to get better at effective media communication? Join me and @cmteetoprotect for our National Media Training Aug 22, 1-3:30pm ET. In our #COVID19 era effective and truthful medical communication is more important than ever.
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The death of @THEHermanCain is tragic and was wholly preventable. This virus isn't fake news and doesn't care that you've grown weary of it. Take care of yourselves, and take care of eachother. #MaskUp and #SocialDistance
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The suggestion by @realDonaldTrump to #suspendtheelection is illegal and absolutely NOT FINE this must be fought, and the ideology behind it must be torn from our democracy root and stem
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Has it really been two years since this kasmall boy toddled into my life on the homestead?? It feels like... fb.me/7qSFMP2d6
Tomorrow I will head back to Namibia (24+ hours in the air and in airports!) for my third year extension! It was... fb.me/1NlNIY67h
The passed few weeks in the US have been intense, a realization and a joy. This Thanksgiving, I'd love to give a... fb.me/G9KZFSSE
I may be in Boston, but I know these kids are busy studying for their finals and I miss them all dearly! Kala Po... fb.me/2tWsh67ld
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I may be in Boston, but I know these kids are busy studying for their finals and I miss them all dearly! Kala Po... fb.me/21dbbvkEJ
When you arrive home from 24+ hours of air travel after not being home in 27 months... then you randomly dig... fb.me/6eTBXXwDh
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Windhoek until the 5th > Jo'burg > Atl > Minneapolis > Home!!! (Tickets courtesy of the United States... fb.me/6nl1pXZ5M
If you had a snapshot of me at this moment, you would see a contented volunteer sharing cookies and milk with his... fb.me/1xdlJoy8G
Today is one of my last days teaching at Olupaka Combined School. The library is quiet. My grade 8as are busy... fb.me/2erkgWacC
Thank you all for the birthday wishes! Yesterday was a good, low-key Friday. As I've been doing for the last few... fb.me/3DK1bk0CW
It's been an incredible two years of service here in Namibia. Lessons taught and learned, memories made and... fb.me/9O9q5e6HF
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Happy Father's Day to the best hiking partner a son could ask for! Who else is gonna tell me all the Latin names... fb.me/AQQ0IyQn