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Africa » Uganda July 11th 2007

Going back around a month since I last wrote, I went to Zanzibar for 5 days and had a really fun time. I was a bit worried about what it would be like going by myself but I met the friendliest fellow travelers. I ended up hanging out a lot with 3 people from Spain and two people from Australia, as long as people from the US, Canada, the UK, Mexico…I went to 2 islands and went snorkeling twice, saw some giant tortoises, spent a little time on the beach, walked around Stonetown, saw gorgeous water and sunsets and went on a tour of a spice plantation. After that I flew to meet my mom in Arusha for a 6 day safari in Tanzania—in Arusha Park, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater (which was FREEZING when we ... read more
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Africa » Tanzania » North » Mwanza July 11th 2007

well we had an excellent few days here in mwanza. it was nice to get away from the village and see some action for a few days! haha but it wasn't all vacation, we did have a meeting with AMREF yesterday about setting up our HIV/AIDS peer education group. we're hoping to get enough $$ together to send a few people from the village to Dar Es Salaam (capital of Tanzania, 30hrs by train) for 4 weeks of training so they can return to Nyamuswa and focus on counselling and educating the people there. There are so many rural areas that just don't have the resources to help all the people in need. But most of the people would like such a thing to happen. so we'll see what we can manage. hopefully this is something ... read more

Africa » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali » Kigali July 11th 2007

So, I decided that I would give a little bit more information about my time in Kigali, as it is limited. WE have not done many like super interesting things this week so far because we have had some lectures and have done papers and research, etc which is interesting to me because duh, i'm studying that but, not really that interesting to hear about. Today was interesting though, we went to this organization Women for Women which is doing wonderful things for women in Rwanda, among other countries. I really believe in the empowerment of women and encouraging women in business. I think I am surrounded by such successful and intelligent women like my mom, my grandmothers and all of my aunts that it is really easy for me to see how women have the ... read more

Africa » Kenya » Coast Province » Mombasa July 11th 2007

It's the final countdown... Last weekend, as a special treat, I stayed overnight at the orphanage with the kids. They absolutely loved it and even gave me my own bed (quite a few of them sleep on mattresses on the floor). We were served dinner of ugali and vegetables and we all ate the traditional Swhaili way - with our fingers! I brought along popcorn and biscuits for pudding which they all gratefully finished off with no hesitation! After a bit of tv watching and clearing up we all went into the corridor where some of the kids sang worship songs and the rest of us danced! Then there was a prayer time where everyone had a private few moments to pray. It was bed time by 9:45pm! Breakfast was at 7am though so I ... read more
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Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor July 11th 2007

Well I was up early again this morning to join my motorcade to Luxor four short, cramped hours and I was there, I headed for the Hostel and checked my stuff, before heading out to explore the Luxors East Bank. Luxor and its surrounding area contains almost 80% of Egypts ancient treasures. The city itself is an enormous open air museum, and tourists have been coming here since antiquity, It was seemingly as much on the Greek and Roman world tour as it is in the 21st century, as many of the monuments are not onlky adorned with heirogliphyics but also ancient greek and latin grafitti. Although Luxor is most famous for its pharonic architectural monuments, its name is inherited from its muslim occupation as the actual name Luxor derives from the Arabic for palace: ... read more
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Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Lake Nakuru NP July 11th 2007

No pude resistir la tentación de un safari en Africa, el lugar que escogi se llama Lake Nakuru, el cual queda como a 4 hrs de Nairobi, la capital de Kenia. LO MAS IMRESIONANTE Los flamingos: Cientos de miles de flamingos llegan año con año a este lago. Cuando vez el lago a lo lejos, se ve una nata rosa a as orillas de todo el lago, cuando te acercas es cuando te das cuenta que no es nata rosa, sino todos los flamingos, IMPRESIONANTE! ¿QUE OTROS ANIMALILLOS VI? Rinocerontes blancos, hienas, jirafas, bisontes, ñus, gacelas, mandriles y muchas ZEBRAS. ¿CON QUIEN? Llegando al guest house en Nairobi, habia un grupo de personas que estaban puestos para ir, y pues les quedaba un lugar en la combi, asi que me apunte...el grupo estaba muy agradable, ... read more
En Nairobi antes de salir al Safari
Combi Safari
Zebras

Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam July 10th 2007

So the flight was long... very long. We got roughly 2-3 hours of sleep over the course of 35 hours. By the time we made it to Dar last night, we could barely stay upright long enough to enjoy an amazing meal on our road of butter chicken, prawns, Of course accompanied by a bottle of Tusker beer! I felt sick for the first 2 days just getting used to the water and food but im still not eating too much of the street food. Daresalam is a city alive with people everywhere, at all hours of the day. We had no idea that African street food could taste this good. And yes, Alykhan tried madaf (coconut), victoria, prawns, pilipili corn, sugar cane, guava, barazi, mishkakhi and loved it! We have tried many of the foods ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town July 10th 2007

On Monday, after our Constitutional Law exam, Maura, Yasmin, Eric, Katie and I decided to go to Kirstenbosch Gardens, one of the largest botanical gardens in the world. It was a beautiful day outside, so I’m really glad we decided to spend it outdoors. I think the best part of the whole afternoon was when I successfully argued to get us the student discount for admission. They said we needed to have student IDs from a South African school, but all we had was our UF IDs. Soooo I used my fantastic lawyer skills, demonstrated our participation in the Cape Town program with the aid of evidentiary items like our course syllabi, and generally badgered the poor man asking to speak to his supervisor until we were given the discount. I considered it a great ... read more
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Africa » Tanzania » North » Moshi July 10th 2007

This week we've been working out at Hannah's Nursery School in Boma Ngombe. There is a very sweet and unique story behind this little school in this small rural village of Tanzania. I was amazed and so impressed with one of our local brethren, someone who we already knew was an amazing asset to the church, someone who is already doing so much in the way of evangelism and helping others on his own, someone who translates for us all to be able to follow along in worship in wonderful English, someone who translates for so many guests who come over and teach Bible studies of their own during campaign times and then to learn about the dedication and love that this 25 year old single Tanzanian man has for children has been such a ... read more
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Africa » South Africa » Limpopo July 10th 2007

Something isn't right...I'm in bed...which bed...Virginia...no....theres a spring poking in my back...smells damp...whattha..ohh....right...Africa. Morning?...no. night. why the hell am I awake?...its quiet...damn thats uncomfortable...what is?...stomach...no..."lower left quadrant"..wait....awwwww MO-THER-FU.....where my headlamp...not here...WOW..no time...wheres the toilet paper? on the fridge!...where?...too dark..HERE!!...no thats deodorant..there!! on the floor!! Get it...got it...no shoes..who cares...outside!!! COLD! I'm awake at this point..never has my mind been more focused on the "goal" at hand. I take a sharp left out of my room and spot the bathroom door slightly right-diagonal across the couryard from me. I try walking..doubled over clutching my stomach...I force myself to stand more upright and walk a little faster...halting brisk walk quickly making the transition ... read more




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