Aaron Oldenburg6d ago
"Baobab Street" in Bambara. A sign at Tubani So, our training center for Peace Corps Mali, September 2001.

#peacecorps #rpcv #Mali #westafrica #monochromemonday
Aaron OldenburgAug 14, 2025
Terry Mahoney playing (or pretending to play) foosball with my friend Adama in Zegoua, Mali (2003). Terry was the only person from back home to visit me during my two years in the Peace Corps. An RPCV, himself, he used to regularly join me on a radio show where we played international music (I'm not a fan of the term "world music", which is the show's title). He'd bring music he'd collected from all over the world, but particularly Côte d'Ivoire, where he served.

He's now taken over as host of the show, for maybe the last 20 years! You can hear him on WVFS Tallahassee's stream, https://wvfs.fsu.edu/ Sundays from 4-6pm EST.

I guess posting all those cassette pictures got me reminiscing!

#music #radio #mali #westafrica #peacecorps #rpcv
Aaron OldenburgAug 14, 2025
A collection of 100+ cassettes I bought (or was gifted) when I was in #Mali as a Peace Corps Volunteer (2001-2003)

I tried to categorize them in each image:
1. Mali
2. Côte d'Ivoire
3. Sénégal
4. DRC
5. Burkina Faso
6. Nigeria, Guinea, southern Africa
7. #Bollywood

Disco Dancer still might be my favorite movie. After hearing the soundtrack, I searched all over the country for screenings and finally found one in someone's yard, with an old 16 mm projector on a tattered white cloth.

The background blanket is by Allyson Grey #cosm.

#music #westafrica #pcv #rpcv
Jenny QuynnDec 21, 2024
Tree is decorated. It's almost edible. #home #sacramento #tahoepark #rpcv
Theo.mcHSSep 14, 2024

#introduction
Hello mastodon world!

Retired from decades of software development. My brain was assimilated; still love IT jargon and humor.

On the other hand I am interested in too many things.
#neurodiversity

In '73 I served as an English teacher at Toloa College in Tongatapu Tonga. #RPCV
#anthropology
#linguistics #sociolinguistics
#pidgin
#music many kine

Interested in
#jokes #humor and wit
#journalism
#propaganda
EOJ.
Over and out!

human_poweredApr 16, 2023

#introduction
Hello world! (ver 1.0)

I am resting from a lifetime of coding. My brain was assimilated; still love IT jargon and Unix humor.

On the other hand I am interested in too many things.
#neurodiversity

From '73-75 I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer .. as an English teacher Tonga.
#RPCV #anthropology #pidgin #sociolinguistics #linguistic

Oh and ..
- I raised 4 daughters
- Grateful member of
Toastmasters
12 step support groups

Rpcv for HarrisFeb 11, 2023

#introduction
Hello mastodon world!
This is version 0.

I am retired from years of software development. My brain was assimilated; still love IT tech jargon and Unix humor

On the other hand I am interested in too many things.
#neurodiversity

In '73 I served as an English teacher at Toloa College in Tongatapu Tonga. #RPCV
#anthropology
#linguistics #sociolinguistics
#pidgin
#music many kine

Interested in
#jokes #humor and wit
#journalism
#propaganda
EOJ.
Over and out!

SirWifflesproutsNov 22, 2022

Introduction post! #newHere

#VetTech #VetMed #Diving #AnimalRescue #TechRescue #RPCV

#DogsOfMastodon #WildlifePhotography #Dogs #cats #animals #UnderwaterPhotography #nature

#PCGaming #embroidery #meditation #Volunteering #Exploring #backpacking

#Colorado #usvi #Moldova #Romania #travel #español #română

Show threadecosentidoNov 13, 2022
@PortsE603 hey 👋
#RPCV here!! Bolivia 🇧🇴 98-01
Bill DayNov 7, 2022
By way of #introduction, I am not a man of wealth, but I aspire to be one of taste. I own a small #law firm representing employees in #discrimination cases. #Books are my first love. I am an #RPCV from #Morocco, speak #French and a bit of #Arabic, and would like to learn #Spanish and #Tachelhit. I practice #karate and play #chess (very badly). I have one #poodle, three #aquariums, and five #bonsai. My wife, two daughters, and I live in the shadow of the District of Columbia.