July 16th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz Region » Asosa
OK, so you may have noticed I have been totally rubbish at producing any blog entries recently, whilst Al has been busy producing epics. So I’ve been trying to motivate myself, I’ve ... 7 photos [full story]

July 13th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz Region » Asosa
We have been back in Assosa for a few weeks now and life has returned to a sort of normality. There are far fewer VSOs here now, only 4 have been allowed back and Lesley has been on a sight-seeing ... 23 photos [full story]

July 3rd 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz Region » Asosa
Alright, its a bit of an exaggeration. More like slightly chilly and inclement. But then again 'Slightly Chilly & Inclement in Addis' is not the title that's going to move you to the edge ... 17 photos [full story]

June 22nd 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz Region » Asosa
We are back at last. And it has been exhausting. Thanks very much for all the emails about Dave and the good wishes for Holly, Oscar and Pam. All three volunteers that were airlifted to Nairobi ... 8 photos [full story]

June 18th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz Region » Asosa
It was the night of the first day in country and us 40 or so new volunteers had spent the day sampling the sights, sounds and atmosphere of the new and exciting African metropolis of Addis Ababa. ... 6 photos [full story]

June 3rd 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz Region » Asosa
We left for a short break in Addis about 3 weeks ago and while we were away the security situation in Assosa worsened so the rest of the VSOs in Assosa were recalled to Addis too. For the last 2 an ... [full story]

May 16th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul Gumuz Region » Asosa
Oh dear this one has been brewing for a while so it's likely to be a long one. Sorry. So it has been one month since we returned from the field trip and life has settled back into a routine of ... 20 photos [full story]

April 28th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul Gumuz Region » Asosa
OK I better be quick. Total power outage and running on laptop batteries. Your guess is as good as mine as to how long I have :) Will try and let the photos do the talking for this entry - there ar ... 24 photos [full story]

April 20th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul Gumuz Region » Asosa
OK, so my blog numbering has got way out of hand but I'll try and rescue it from now on, honest :) We are in the middle of power rationing and IT is pretty hard to do without any power. As is blogg ... 11 photos [full story]

April 12th 2008  Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul Gumuz Region » Asosa
Well I’ve got a good few weeks to catch up on on the blog front, including a few before we went on our field trip, but for now so you know I haven’t completely given up on my blog entrie ... [full story]