Blogs from Africa - page 2696

Well it is getting time to leave Rwanda. I first arrived in Rwanda from Burundi 2 weeks ago. In that time I’ve traveled around Rwanda and even into Congo. Now I’m in the capital, Kigali. In Rwanda I’ve been to Genocide memorials, met good friends, saw Colubus monkeys and seen some spectacular countryside. I like this country. It feels good and safe. Last night in Kigali we walked back from the restaurant in the dark… that never happens in Africa, but in Kigali it is safe. Rides from Hell Here I am sitting on the side of the road outside Nyungwe Park, looking for a ride to Cyangugu. It is about 1800 and the light is fading. I get a lift in cab of the slowest Lorrie. I’m not sure how whenever I get a lift ... read more

Written from the capitol city, Accra: Two weeks ago six of the senior students spent the weekend with Kirk and I preparing for the arrival of two more visitors. Joel and Cori Lyons arrived from North Dakota June 27th. Having a VARIETY of village life experiences Joel and Cori have now come and gone. Leaving their "footprints" on our lives AND SURELY taking back with them life changing marks on their own lives. During their visit they experienced the finest of West African Cuisine. Joel (to name a few) had experiences in preaching and evangelism in various village settings as well as coaching volleyball and juggling. Cori (a kindergarden teacher by profession) spent much of her time teaching both fun and educational songs to the younger primary school students. In the sports department she oversaw frisbee ... read more

am actually in Maputo for the evening as we move back to the Wildlife College. It was an 17 hour drive from Machipanda to Maputo driving I believe 1400 kilometers. The research turned out really well with a lot of data to interpret upon arrival home. The use of the ground penetrating radar for observing below ground biomass has not been developed very thoroughly for practical applications. The research Abi, Dintwe, a Botswanan forester, the lead investigator Kelly Kaylor and I have been working with the Noggin 1000 to attempt to take strides forward in being able to map the carbon distribution of root structures. This is a really cool device that shows parabolas that represent the relative size of belog ground structures down to a depth of a meter or more. There were two ... read more

Today, Maura, Nicole, Josh and I decided to go on a sight-seeing tour at the Castle of Good Hope, which is the oldest building in Cape Town. Sadly, it does not look much like Cinderella's Castle, or any castle that you would think of when you hear the word "castle", but instead looks much more like the pentagon built in the 1700s. It's a fort, and it's a pretty cool fort at that! Unfortunately we got there after the last guided tour, so we had to guide ourselves. I think that it would probably have been better if we had a guide, because there were a lot of confusing passageways and exhibits that weren't exactly well-maintained, so we really just mainly entertained ourselves. We climbed up the oldest bastion, and snuck into the bell tower ... read more

Hello! Ok, major apologies for not writing for so long, but having spent such a long time in the same place (and a pretty small, non-happening place at that) there's not much left to tell. Though now Ive finished I thought I should say something! My days were pretty routine of late, going to the same schools and farmers and womens groups. Its been good though, since we've earned thier trust in us they've shown a real enthusiasm to learn everything we can possibly teach them. They just couldn't get enough of us!! We were really busy towards the end planning lots of events. We had a Youth Conference organised by the head office in Jinja for all placements to attend along with 10 unemplyed youth from thier areas. The idea of the conference was to ... read more