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Africa » Malawi » Central » Dzaleka June 18th 2007

url='/Videos/3973.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/3973.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'Turn off from main road to camp road Or good afternoon in kinyarwanda. I have attached a video of the reaction I get when I try to speak that language with people in the camp. My friend swears they laugh because they are shocked to hear a mzungu speak it, but I am quite sure it's because I am saying it wrong! It’s been a while since I had internet because I pretty much spent all of the last week in the camp. I started my interviews so I went every day through Saturday to get them done. Thursday and Saturday involved using public transportation to get their since our vehicle doesn’t go out on those days, which is quite an adventure. First you take a minibus to the bus depot downtown, which is ... read more
Dusty tree
Elodie pounding the soy protein chunks
On the way to the camp market

Africa » Namibia » Sossusvlei June 18th 2007

I don’t remember the first time I learned of the Namib Desert. My first images of its mountainous red dunes probably came out of the pages of National Geographic Magazine or one of my early school textbooks. Regardless of where I first learned of them, I have been drawn to the dunes of the Namib Desert since I was very young. I almost traveled to Namibia back in 2003, but I abandoned the journey when I discovered that it would have cost me the same amount of money to do a two week trip to the area as it would have cost me to visit Southern Africa for several months - The idea of going on a long trip had been floating around in my head since I had returned from Nepal a year before and ... read more
Desert Scenery
Shade in the Desert
Welcome to Solitaire

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Graskop June 18th 2007

One of the largest canyons in the world, and still growing. Surrounding area too.... read more
God's Window
Top of Lisbon Falls
Panorama of the Canyon

Africa » Sudan June 18th 2007

War doesn't determine who is right, war determines who is left. - Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), English philosopher, author, 1950 Nobel Prize-winner in Literature Galib has had some time to reflect on the people of Sudan. Here are his thoughts: "Well, it has been over month on the ground and I want to tell you a little about the Sudanese people. The ones I came here to meet and to possibly help. They are an interesting people, a social people with a great deal of pride. I love driving to work everyday by the villages and by the schools in the city and see the beautiful children, dressed in uniforms, the girls with head coverings and pants and the boys in clean white shirts and all with very white teeth wave at me and smile. It is ... read more
One of Galib's Translators
Some greenery
UN Chopper

Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo June 18th 2007

i'm enjoying my last day in Cairo and i can't believe i've been here for already 2 weeks. time is passing by very quickly in Cairo. i could actually live in this country, Cairo is such a city of contrasts, they tell you how things must be done but if u look closely, everybody is doing what they want. as an arabic woman, u're supposed to have at least your head covered, most of them do, but go to clubs or shopping malls, and it's worse than in England, Egyptians girls really let their hair down, a bit too much sometimes, according to the people i met. you can find girls with tiny skirts, full make up and no scarf. everything is hidden, you would think woman are not free to do what they want, that's ... read more

Africa » Ghana » Ashanti » Kumasi June 18th 2007

A Short and Sweet stay. What a HUGE help! … And… What a God Send! Dara, a nurse by profession, has returned to the US with MANY stories to tell. Leaving last week, her time with us was a short four weeks. Though short, her time was packed and eventful. Several years ago I learned a lesson about courage. “Courage doesn’t mean the absence of Fear. It is rather, moving ahead in the Face of Fear”. Dara displayed much courage and confidence in our Lord. Her stories will include topics such as (though not a trained teacher) typing, giving, grading and reviewing final exam papers, strange African viruses, sharing dinner dishes with neighbors - to include eating rat more then once, a time the villagers thought we were lost in the pristine rain forest, and ... read more
Fetching Water

Africa » Sudan June 18th 2007

Well, I got my first package from home today... it was like Christmas. No shit. I got almonds, and HotRods, and dried fruit, and pancake mix, and soup mix, and noodles, and beef jerky... It was heaven. I ate 3 hot rods right away before I remembered I should slow down, or they would go through me in a fashion that would make dysentery look like a pleasant option. So I ate some almonds instead. I think I got my monthly intake of sodium in about 5 seconds. Sweet. Thank you Mom & Dad! I also was part of a Torit-town patrol today as well, so we made a few stops around town for some information, then parked the car and walked through the market and throught the streets to "show the UN flag" so ... read more
The roads.
The market
Women 1

Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Kampala June 18th 2007

We arrived at the campsite last night and I had my first cooking duty of the trip (along with 2 other girls). We managed to make chilli con carni for 27 people for only 18 pounds (plus breakfast the next day)! It all turned out well apart from we ended up with far too much rice left over, but we're having curry tomorrow so it can go with that. This morning we got into a matatu (taxi minibus) and headed over to Lake Victoria to go and see some chimps on an island in the middle. When we arrived at the port, we found that the tour company was operating on Africa Time (they're very lax about timings) and so we had an hour to kill looking around the local animal sanctuary. This was a pretty ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Moshi June 17th 2007

Sorry this entry was lost in the Travel Blog Crash.. But at least we can still enjoy the pictures ~Julie... read more
We Have An Open Door in Machame
Alan in a Home study in Machame..
Seeing the girls Grow spiritually

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town June 17th 2007

Well, I arrived in Cape Town last Wednesday evening, and it's taken me this long to have a moment to sit down and use the computer. Needless to say, I've been having an amazing time, and Cape Town is truly the most beautiful place on earth. I'm going to divide everything up into a couple of entries, otherwise this would be the longest, most picture-laden entry on earth. I'm staying in a holiday house with six other girls from my program. We're staying in an area known as De Waterkant, which means "The Waterfront", and it's a trendy little area near the Cape Malay Quarter and Bo Kaap. This is high real estate, but because it's not on the beach itself, it's not that high, but it's very very close to the center of the city. ... read more
My House
The Waterfront
More V&A Waterfront




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