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Wingsonherfeet - Sarah Jane Standley

* My aim is to save the world! And have a good time while doing so. I believe that happiness is a journey rather than a destination. I study environmental science at Leeds University and I have wings on my feet... *

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Joined on: May 13th 2006
Last Login: October 19th 2008

Blog Entries: 4
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By Wingsonherfeet
August 28th 2006

Life on Bazaruto, Mozambique

Africa » Mozambique » Southern » Bazaruto Archipelago

Private Chalet, Bazaruto Island
I would get out of my bed, walk out of the door and be on a deserted white sandy beach...paradise.

Hi Guys! Sorry I´ve been out of touch for so long! Glad you haven´t forgotten about me! your emails and comments are so sweet and I love you all!! I´m on such a high right now! It´s a half-day in the office, so Im here alone. And Steve just managed to call the office landline from his company in Nice! We haven´t spoken for weeks! :-) So my last update was from bloomin´Ghana! So much has happened since then. I have almost completed my internship with the UNDP and am writing loads of reports for them at the moment in the [View Full Entry]

By Wingsonherfeet
July 27th 2006

Ephalumps and Rastafarians

Africa

Ephalumps

Hello there! It's been 6 weeks since I arrived in Ghana and 2 weeks since I left Bawku - the remote market town in the 'Upper-East Region' where Rey, Sam, Luke and I were conducting research for our dissertations. I last updated the blog in week 2, while I was in Paga- the so-called 'successful' sacred crocodile ecotourism project. After conducting over 20 key informant interviews, 10 individual interviews and 2 focus groups in the communities surrounding the crocodile ponds, I concluded that the money generated seemed to be helping very little towards reducing poverty in the area. At [View Full Entry]

By Wingsonherfeet
June 26th 2006

Life in the Upper East Region

Africa » Ghana » Northern » Tamale

Hello from Ghana!!! I hope everybody is well...Happy Birthday Claire, Penny and Fili!!! I hope someone bought one of them a drink on me!! I arrived in Accra on the 14th June, after an incredible plane journey sitting next to a 70 year old Ghanain lady named Elizabeth. As we were taking off she requested that I stick my head under the seat and and put her flight socks on, then held my hand for most of the journey! It was amazing flying over the Sahara desert...the clouds were orange from the sand. Arrived in Accra and met up with Sam, [View Full Entry]

By Wingsonherfeet
May 14th 2006

The story so far...

Europe » United Kingdom » England » West Yorkshire » Leeds

Hello and welcome to my travel blog! Having been inspired by my adventures in South East Asia and Australia during my Gap year, I am currently preparing to fly to Ghana and Mozambique. I fly 4 weeks on Tuesday which means I have 31 days left in the UK woo hoo! I have uploaded some photos from ' the land below the wind' for you to have a nosey at and there is a map showing the route that I took, at the following location: http://www.travelblog.org/gmaps/map_1bh.html I hope you enjoy watching me facing my fears and living my dreams!! xx [View Full Entry]