Serving In:
Tanzania (In-Field)
Address:
N30W23035 Pineview Cir Unit 5
Pewaukee
Wisconsin
United States
Phone:
E-mail:
m.pagedas@ocmc.org
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Mr. Michael T Pagedas
RECENT ARTICLES
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Jeshi la Wokovu
by Michael Pagedas (Posted 8/10/2010)
| | | [NOTE: The delay in the posting of this article was due to circumstances beyond my control. Thank you for your patience.]Habari za leo?I thought I'd start this installment with a typical Tanzanian greeting. Habari za leo? means What's new? or literally News of today? In Tanzania, the greeting process can go back and forth for quite a while. How are you? How's... | | | 
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First Update From Africa
by Michael Pagedas (Posted 7/20/2010)
| | |  | | I've just completed my second week in Africa, and I thought now would be a good time for my first official blog update from the field. Here is how the past couple of weeks have gone:On July 4, I flew from O'Hare Airport in Chicago to London's Heathrow Airport. I had a 12-hour layover in London, so I took the Tube into Central London, where I met up with a family friend at the Leicester Square stop. He took me on a walking tour of London, and I got to hit the high... | | |
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One more week
by Michael Pagedas (Posted 6/25/2010)
| | | I'll be spending my July 4th in a way that most people probably wouldn't--by flying to the very country from which we declared our independence! And so my journey to Africa will begin. In the span of just of a couple of weeks, I went from thinking, "When am I getting out of here?" to "I wish I had more time to get ready!"Now, with only a week to go before deployment, the major things like my visa, health insurance, and transitioning my condo and... | | |
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Pulling the Trigger
by Michael Pagedas (Posted 6/1/2010)
| | | The long-awaited departure for Tanzania has become a reality. While no official departure date has been set, there is a feeling that deployment could very well occur by early to mid July. I am mostly excited but also apprehensive about the endless list of things I have to do before then.In the beginning of May, I went to Pre-Field Training (PFT) at the new OCMC administration and training facility in St. Augustine, Florida. I attended the training with Katie Wilcoxson and Felice... | | |
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