Collecting text and images about objects that are lost, missing, or otherwise no longer in our possession for an ongoing online exhibition of virtual memorials.
Friday, March 2, 2007
Stuffed Bulldog
I've had a life long obsession with bulldogs. When I joined the Peace Corps my sister sent me a care package with a stuffed bulldog to help alleviate homesickness. Due to political strife, my fellow volunteers and I were taken from our sites. We only had an hour to pack our belongings. I left many things behind, but I made sure I packed my bulldog. We were consolidated at the Sheraton Hotel in Harrare where we awaited a decision regarding the fate of our program. I left Zimbabwe in May of 2000. Only when I returned to the states did I realize it was missing. I think I left it in the hotel room. I like to imagine a hotel maid gifted it to one of her children.
Last seen May, 2000, in Harrare, Zimbabwe, AFRICA
Melinda Go, Boston
Labels:
Africa,
bulldog,
care package,
Harrare,
homesickness,
hotel,
Peace Corps,
political strife,
sister,
stuffed animal,
travel,
Zimbabwe
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