Contact Info
Please keep in mind that I may not always have regular access to Internet, phones, or post offices, and so there may be long delays between responses and updates.
***Also, for those of you who have my 507.276.2215 cell number: this phone now belongs to my little sister, Katelyn. Unless you want to talk to an 11-year-old or have a reason to keep her in your contact list, please delete it off your phone!
***Phone calls usually work well for me on Sundays. I try to make sure that my phone is on and that I have good reso, especially inbetween the hours of 5-8pm my time (noon-3pm MN time).
***Phone calls usually work well for me on Sundays. I try to make sure that my phone is on and that I have good reso, especially inbetween the hours of 5-8pm my time (noon-3pm MN time).
Email: emhauth@gmail.com
Blog: http://elizabethhauth.blogspot.com/
Skype: elizabeth.hauth
Phone: 226-77-27-02-93
Mailing Address:
Elizabeth Hauth
US Peace Corps - Corps de la Paix Americain
01 BP 6031 Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso (West Africa)
Mailing Address:
Elizabeth Hauth
US Peace Corps - Corps de la Paix Americain
01 BP 6031 Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso (West Africa)
***Questions about my contact info may also be directed to my parents:
Roger and Diane Hauth
15450 St. Hwy. 258
Springfield, MN
507-723-5313
rdhauth@newulmtel.net
Beth's Wish List
The following are suggestions of things that come in handy in Africa and I would love to receive from you!
***Please be sure to pack boxes COMPLETELY full -- there's no sense wasting space...or leaving room for things to rattle around and create suspicion amongst post office workers. Use your imagination and surprise me with creative (and useful) stuffers: cotton balls, colorful tissue paper, individually wrapped candies...Also, please put stuff in ziploc/plastic bags if it has the potential to melt and/or break open and make a mess.
***Mark packages as having a LOW monetary value (i.e. under $15) whether they are or not. Also, ANYTHING can be considered for "educational purposes" in Africa. Even food. But remember, it may take a few weeks (or more) for mail to get to me, so as much as I would LOVE some of Grandma's cheesecake, please don't send anything that's perishable or could easily melt in transit...
***Also keep in mind the fact that I can find most (if not all) of these items in Burkina Faso, even if I have to search for a few weeks...or a few months. And so, packages filled with food and other goodies really aren't necessary, though I will still thoroughly enjoy them, of course. Thus, I encourage you to write me letters instead or send me pictures.
- Thoughts and prayers!
- Letters! Especially hand-written ones! (Emails and phone calls are also nice, but I can keep handwritten things with me and show others, whereas I can't save phone calls or share emails...)
- Pictures: of you, things you've been doing recently, of "home," the seasons, American celebrations/holidays
- CDs of music: Burn me some good mixes! i.e. new hits, dance music, classics, etc. Please include the title & artist for each track so I know what I'm listening to! FYI: I'm a BIG fan of Lady Gaga, Justin Beiber, Taylor Swift, Journey, Eminem, The Beatles...pretty much anything! New music would be most appreciated, as I have no idea what people in the U.S. have deemed "popular" and a "hit" since I left for Africa.
- Fun school stuff for my students: stickers, colorful/patterned paper, colored pencils
- Sports equipment: volleyball, soccerball, football, frisbee, ping pong balls
- Sugar-free drink mix: to help mask the weird taste of the water after I filter, boil, and add iodine tablets to it... (preferably the little packets, like Crystal Light, with vitamins/minerals added in)
- Just add water foods: muffin mix, oatmeal, cookie mix, mashed potatoe flakes (things that require oil, milk, or eggs are alright also, such as cake mix). Also, frosting would be a nice accompaniment to any cake mix that's sent, like chocolate frosting to go with the chocolate cake mix!
- Snacks: Trailmix (dried fruit, almonds, etc.) I also really like the "healthy" granola bars, like FiberOne. Junk food like Oreos and chips are great too since they're hard to find and it's not something I'd buy for myself when in Ouaga.. Also, marshmallows and Hershy's chocolate bars, so I can make s'mores.
- Spices/seasonings: brown sugar, chili powder, ranch dip powder, Lawry's Seasoning Salt, etc.
- Cheese: real cheese if possible, but otherwise Velveeta is awesome, as well as the cheese packets from Macaroni & Cheese (don't send the noodles, we got plenty of pasta here!)
- Protein: beef jerky, packaged meats/sausages, canned chicken, tuna, etc.
- Candy: things that won't melt easily (great for bribing my students!)
- Canned items: Besides meats/tuna in can, other items include applesauce, canned pumpkin, cherry pie filling, soups, chili, black or kidney beans, American peanut butter (i.e. Skippy or Jiff), sauerkraut, etc.
- Little condiment packets: like the individual servings of jelly/jam, ketchup, mustard, BBQ sauce, mayo, miracle whip, salad dressings (Ranch, French, etc.), any of this type of stuff that you get when you go to McDonalds or wherever...
- Reading Material: Old newspapers, magazines (like TIME or People), etc. to help me keep up-to-date with current events. No need for books -- the Peace Corps has a library and volunteers share and pass around their books -- although books/resources such as "America's 50 States," "Top Wonders of the World," "The World Encyclopedia for Kids," or even simply maps, are nice and good resources to help teach/show Burkinabe what the U.S. is like or what other places exist in the world. Also, I love the crossword and sudoku sections of newspapers, so feel free to even cut just those out and mail them!
- Monetary donations: to buy supplies/resources for my classroom. A few dollars can go a LONG ways in Africa. Save your spare change or drink one less Starbucks coffee a month -- it adds up and makes a difference! Cash/checks may be sent to my parents (see address above), who will deposit the money to my account and inform me of who sent donations and the amount given. Also, I am helping gather funds for Camp GLOW; we need to raise A LOT of money to run this camp, so feel free to donate towards camp costs, and the money will go towards purchasing food to feed the boys and girls during their week-long camp session and to pay for their transportation to the camp (i.e. bus tickets). More information to come soon.
Beth's "DO NOT SEND" List: (aka stuff that can be found/made relatively easily here and is in abundance and cheap; thus, if you send me it, I will be slightly disappointed/angry...)
peanuts
noodles
rice
white sugar, white flour, salt, etc.
tomato paste
toilet paper (unless you're using it to stuff the extra spaces in the box)
hot chocolate mix (mocha/cappuchino mixes on the other hand, would be thoroughly enjoyed!)
dried mangoes, raisens
band-aids, sunscreen, bug spray
Beth's "Haven't Yet Found in Africa" List: (aka good stuff to send me that doesn't appear to be in the stores of Burkina Faso and/or it's here but it's either REALLY expensive or of horrible quality)
Maple syrup (and/or maple syrup flavoring/extract)
Vanilla extract
Almond extract
Chili powder
Velveeta cheese or cheese mixes/powders of any kind
Acoustic guitar strings
Guitar stand
Beef Jerky
Almonds
Chocolate Chips, M&Ms, Rolos, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, anything of this sort of nature that's good either eaten as is or in cookies/cakes
Canned pumpkin to make pumpkin pie
Duct tape
Sauerkraut
Rechargeable size DD batteries (the big round ones) -- my latern requires DD batteries, of which I can buy here but they're expensive and don't last very long. I have a solar battery charger, but no rechargeable DD batteries, which would be so much more environmentally friendly... and also economically friendly towards my wallet!
