One Year in Namibia and Southern Africa: Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship Final Report
*Originally posted on June 24, 2010. Moved from previous blog. Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship Final Report, Ryan T. Klataske, June 2010 Looking back on my year as Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar I feel incredibly thankful and honored to have had so many diverse experiences and met so many inspiring people during my time in Namibia and Southern [...]
An Amalgam of Recent Happenings
*Originally posted on December 25, 2009. Moved from previous blog. A few weeks ago I happily moved out of the German school hostel and onto a nearby cattle ranch and hunting farm. Although my room at the Schülerheim provided a good base for my initial research in the region, a place to practice my German, [...]
Update from Namibia
*Originally posted September 25, 2009. Moved from previous blog. Wow. I’ve realized that time really flies by and I am not very good at blogging. A lot has happened in the past two months, but hopefully I can catch up in the following paragraphs. Ryan ********** In many ways, my roles, responsibilities and goals as [...]
Small Town Life and Otjiwarongo
*Originally posted July 26, 2009. Moved from previous blog. Small towns can be great places. There is nothing inherently spectacular about a town small in size and population, but when you find a community with the right mix of attitudes, environment, activity and outlook, it is easy to know that you have discovered a special [...]
Settling into small town Namibia: My first two weeks
*Originally posted July 14, 2009. Moved from previous blog. After two weeks of settling in, organizing and shaking hands, I’ve finally found a quiet moment to sit and write, as the warm Namibian day turns to a cool winter night. In many ways, the beginning of my time in Namibia and the small town of [...]
A Note to Rotary
*Originally posted July 1, 2009. Moved from previous blog. It seems so long ago that I stood in front of Rotarians in Atchinson and enthusiastically accepted a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship. Finally, after just over two years since that day, I am beginning my ‘ambassadorial’ experience in the southern African country of Namibia. Before I go [...]
