julie theibert. united states peace corps volunteer. namibia. august 2009-november 2012. disclaimer: the contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the u.s. government or the peace corps. (click on pictures to enlarge)Tumblr (3.0; @jetnamibia)http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m536n7K3Hy1qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/150/peace-be-with-you.html%C2%A0" target="_blank">http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/150/peace-be-with-you.html </a><em>via</em> peacecorps.tumblr.com/</p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/24395074991http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/24395074991Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:35:31 -0400<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_24055509127" src="http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/24055509127/audio_player_iframe/jetnamibia/tumblr_m4twynZyy31qzfzvx?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fjetnamibia%2F24055509127%2Ftumblr_m4twynZyy31qzfzvx" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“if work permits” the format</p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/24055509127http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/24055509127Wed, 30 May 2012 05:27:59 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4om87F2VM1qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>zambezi river.</p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23858455832http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23858455832Sun, 27 May 2012 08:48:06 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olxjt2bp1qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olxjt2bp1qzfzvxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olxjt2bp1qzfzvxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olxjt2bp1qzfzvxo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>special thanks to sam, shannon, and alex for a chabby albeit memorable vacation.</p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23858272471http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23858272471Sun, 27 May 2012 08:41:42 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olqlKKa11qzfzvxo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olqlKKa11qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olqlKKa11qzfzvxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olqlKKa11qzfzvxo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olqlKKa11qzfzvxo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olqlKKa11qzfzvxo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olqlKKa11qzfzvxo8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olqlKKa11qzfzvxo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olqlKKa11qzfzvxo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4olqlKKa11qzfzvxo11_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>river cruise.  cocktails and dinner included.</p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23858163184http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23858163184Sun, 27 May 2012 08:37:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ol75Zojq1qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ol75Zojq1qzfzvxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ol75Zojq1qzfzvxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ol75Zojq1qzfzvxo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ol75Zojq1qzfzvxo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ol75Zojq1qzfzvxo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ol75Zojq1qzfzvxo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ol75Zojq1qzfzvxo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>fun in livingstone</strong></p> <p><strong><br/></strong>livingstone is a great town—food, open market, night life, taxi drivers, second-hand stores are all great.  yes, we managed to find a few second-hand stores.  they sold clothes that have presumably been donated from the united states.  so essentially, we shopped in a couple Zambian Goodwills.  that evening we had an all-inclusive river cruise scheduled, so we decided we needed classy outfits for the event.  photos from the event to follow…but yes, sam did in fact fall in love with and purchase that shirt.     </p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23857838955http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23857838955Sun, 27 May 2012 08:25:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4okewWNI21qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4okewWNI21qzfzvxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4okewWNI21qzfzvxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4okewWNI21qzfzvxo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4okewWNI21qzfzvxo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4okewWNI21qzfzvxo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4okewWNI21qzfzvxo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4okewWNI21qzfzvxo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4okewWNI21qzfzvxo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4okewWNI21qzfzvxo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>the trails around mosi-oa-tunya national park bring you right next to the falls.  RIGHT next to the falls.  since we went at the end of the rainy season, the river is high.  so the constant mist rising from the crashing water made it seem like it was raining.  we got soaked.  </p> <p><em>my dry camera and wallet brought to you by ziploc.</em></p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23857393289http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23857393289Sun, 27 May 2012 08:08:51 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ojufBItm1qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ojufBItm1qzfzvxo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ojufBItm1qzfzvxo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ojufBItm1qzfzvxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ojufBItm1qzfzvxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ojufBItm1qzfzvxo7_500.jpg"/><br/> beneath the bridge<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ojufBItm1qzfzvxo8_500.jpg"/><br/> the crazies: gio & alex<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ojufBItm1qzfzvxo9_500.jpg"/><br/> the sane: me & sam (& shannon)<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ojufBItm1qzfzvxo10_500.jpg"/><br/> alex.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ojufBItm1qzfzvxo11_500.jpg"/><br/> gio.<br/><br/> <p>the first picture is the bridge over the river just below victoria falls.  to the left is zimbabwe and to the right is zambia.  that small house in the middle of the bridge is the place where, if you so choose, can take part in several bad decisions involving a harness, rope, and dangling yourself above the rushing river.  well, some crazies in our group decided that they wanted to go bungee jumping.  watching was enough for me.</p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23857057589http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23857057589Sun, 27 May 2012 07:56:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4oj8cmPsy1qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4oj8cmPsy1qzfzvxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4oj8cmPsy1qzfzvxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4oj8cmPsy1qzfzvxo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4oj8cmPsy1qzfzvxo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>to get to zambia from botswana, we had to take a rather sketchy ferry across the river.  we shared it with several other passengers and a lorry (namibian term for a semi-truck). </p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23856719986http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23856719986Sun, 27 May 2012 07:43:21 -0400<a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/05/22/neil-gaiman-commencement-address/">Make. Good. Art.</a>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23603657483http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23603657483Wed, 23 May 2012 07:08:18 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/42551048" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>mosi-oa-tunya / victoria falls</p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23480247600http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23480247600Mon, 21 May 2012 10:34:02 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c6p1oLHY1qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c6p1oLHY1qzfzvxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c6p1oLHY1qzfzvxo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>(click on picture to enlarge)</em></p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23432079420http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23432079420Sun, 20 May 2012 15:41:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c640ohIR1qzfzvxo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c640ohIR1qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c640ohIR1qzfzvxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c640ohIR1qzfzvxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c640ohIR1qzfzvxo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c640ohIR1qzfzvxo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c640ohIR1qzfzvxo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c640ohIR1qzfzvxo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c640ohIR1qzfzvxo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>chobe national park has one of the highest populations of elephants in the world.  that evening, we easily saw over 100 elephants.  but even more lucky for us, as we were cruising, an elephant family decided to swim across the river to an island of reeds.  at one point, our boat was surrounded by elephants.  it was definitely one of the most spectacular things i have ever seen.  </p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23431290016http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23431290016Sun, 20 May 2012 15:28:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c5f09rqZ1qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c5f09rqZ1qzfzvxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>the chobe river has hippos like whoa.  when they’re in the water, they’re really difficult to get good pictures of.  but all of those rock looking things in the water is a big happy family of the big guys.  i took some pictures of other boats to give you an idea of how close we got.</p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23430285554http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23430285554Sun, 20 May 2012 15:13:47 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c52yBAab1qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> the crew<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c52yBAab1qzfzvxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> hippo<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c52yBAab1qzfzvxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> fish eagle from afar<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c52yBAab1qzfzvxo4_500.jpg"/><br/> fish eagle<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c52yBAab1qzfzvxo5_500.jpg"/><br/> pretty bird<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c52yBAab1qzfzvxo6_500.jpg"/><br/> croc<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c52yBAab1qzfzvxo7_500.jpg"/><br/> monitor lizard<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c52yBAab1qzfzvxo8_500.jpg"/><br/> egrets<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c52yBAab1qzfzvxo9_500.jpg"/><br/> water buffalo<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c52yBAab1qzfzvxo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>chobe river game cruise.</p> <p><em>(click on the picture to enlarge)</em></p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23429869911http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23429869911Sun, 20 May 2012 15:06:24 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c4ftc4ER1qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c4ftc4ER1qzfzvxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>camping at chobe safari lodge.</p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23428950886http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23428950886Sun, 20 May 2012 14:52:39 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c1p7GosX1qzfzvxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c1p7GosX1qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c1p7GosX1qzfzvxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>getting from namibia to botswana without our own car was interesting.  after taking a taxi to the namibian border post, we had to walk 2km across the border to the botswana border post.  the view was too pretty for us not to take a time out/picture break.   the first picture is alex, shannon, and me.  the next is sam over there chillin.</p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23425236869http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23425236869Sun, 20 May 2012 13:53:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4c1a9wdVb1qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>i just got back from an amazing holiday.  myself and a few other volunteers went to chobe national park in kasane, botswana and victoria falls in livingstone, zambia.  on our way out of the country, we stopped in katima mulilo to camp at the super fancy protea hotel.  by camping, we got all the perks of the fancyschmancy (delicious cobb salad, hot shower, flush toilet, etc.) but didn’t have to pay the fancyschmancy price of a room.  this is the sunset over the zambezi river right next to our campsite.</p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23424664727http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23424664727Sun, 20 May 2012 13:44:32 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/42497430" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23420438461http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/23420438461Sun, 20 May 2012 12:35:05 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gm33NtNJ1qzfzvxo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gm33NtNJ1qzfzvxo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gm33NtNJ1qzfzvxo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gm33NtNJ1qzfzvxo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gm33NtNJ1qzfzvxo6_500.jpg"/><br/> pumpkin butter!<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gm33NtNJ1qzfzvxo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gm33NtNJ1qzfzvxo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>pumpkins from katwitwi…made into pumpkin muffins, pumpkin butter, and pumpkin seeds.  not to mention pumpkin ice cream!!! (not pictured)</p>http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/22329848391http://jetnamibia.tumblr.com/post/22329848391Thu, 03 May 2012 14:30:31 -0400