Yesterday went a little long, but was a successful day nonetheless. It got started with a phone call telling us that Daisy, Kafula's wife, was at UTH in labor. We resolved to go by before the day was over. We spent the morning at Bwafwano, taking care of some of the initial preparations for the RUTF trainings that will run from Monday to Wednesday. In other words, we bought a ton of food, checked lists, found out what necessary supplies we'd need, etc. Not a huge amount to say about that, just getting stuff done. Next on the agenda was to [View Full Entry]

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I hope you all are fine! I read that the weather in the Netherlands is very good last weeks. That's good to know, cause it means probably that you're somehow having a good time. At the moment I'm back in Kampala. But that is however only for one night. Tomorrow I'll meet the director of the FACE foundation in Kampala and we'll travel together to Kibale national park, about a day of traveling from Kampala if everything goes well. I am very exited about what awaits me there. At this moment the only thing I really know about it is that [View Full Entry]

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Well, guessing by the volume of emails in my inbox, everyone is wondering where I've been since the last post. The answer: Madagascar! Home to chamelons, lemurs and baobobs, the spiny forest and huge freaking spiders. For those of you who don't know, for the last eight weeks I've been travelling and volunteers in a small village on the southwest coast of Madagascar called Andavadoaka (Andava for short - lots of names get shortened in Mad). This place is so remote, there aren't any phones there, let alone internet, and it takes a 12 - 36 hour camion (French for truck, [View Full Entry]

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So we made it and have been to 3 cities already... found a cafe to write in l'medina in Asilah. Almost out of time though so this is my little message for now..Getting a little hungry and there are only a few hours left in the day. Thank goodness I never took a typing class or I zould be SCREWED on this keyboard where I have yet to find an @ sign.. silly, yes! We will be leaving Asilqh tomorrow afternoon on the 6pm train to Fes. Stories to come shortly of course. Off to wander along the beach. MOM... don't [View Full Entry]

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Today was the day Jill had been waiting for nearly a year - the Meerkat Safari! The Safari was to take place where the Discovery Channel film Meerkat Manor and because of this we couldn’t do the evening tour, we had to meet the guide at 6:40am for the morning tour. Not too bad I hear you say, but when the meeting place is 80miles away over a mountain pass then you won’t be surprised to hear that it entails a 5am start! So up we got and off we drove before dawn even thought about cracking. Jill checked her texts [View Full Entry]

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"They cut the power! Whadaya mean they cut the power?" 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 sorts. Usually one that involves activities with power and activities without power, depending on whether we can turn the bedside lamp on when we wake up or not. Guessing which days we will have and will not have power has become a little game, as has side bets on what [View Full Entry]

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Well for those of you who were worried about Nick Lachey’s career, you will be glad to know that he is booming over the Tanzanian air waves. Also, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Mad About You, and the first season of CSI: Miami are played a LOT on Dubai One, a widely broadcast tv station in Tanzania. Men’s tennis also seems to be popular. And American Idol. Oy vay. The above information was gathered last night and this morning while it was RAINING! RAIN! At last: karibu rainy season! Well not really, we had a downpour last night and some lasting [View Full Entry]

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Today was my last full day in Ghana and I thought I would just relax and say goodbye to a few people. I should know by now that nothing goes to plan in Africa! I spent most of the day in the hospital from hell. Stephen that I know has a second cousin or some kind of relative that lives beside him. He is only 5 years old and called Johnny. Over the last 2 weeks I have seen him going about and thought he looked a bit ill but did not think too much about it intially. But yesterday when [View Full Entry]

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Today I, Tony, am writing the blog because Starla is busy in the OPD and I wanted to write about our trip to visit Dorcas. This last week of ours is going by so fast. Yesterday, we walked with Andrew from the AIDS orphans program up past Kiegoi to the home that the team from St. Peter’s built for Dorcas in 2005. Andrew is doing an internship for his diploma at the hospital, and he is in charge of the overseeing the building of the homes. He also does semi-annual check-ups on the children who live in the homes. We did [View Full Entry]

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So today I was so excited because I found an internet cafe I could upload pictures at. But the drive isn't working on my computer, and all the other computers are full. so, no dice. Anyway, I'm in Knysna. I left Mossel Bay Monday afternoon. Rolled in to Wilderness. I wish I had photos, because no one will believe how beautiful this place is. And the hostel had the most fantastic view. We walked along the beach until it got dark (me and my new mexican friend, Enrique), and then headed back to the hostel to sit around the fire for [View Full Entry]

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