Getting to Know Ghana Adjusting While only a short time has passed since we left the US, it feels as if we have been away for months. We have for the most part adjusted to the new time zone and customs. Each day we pick up a little more of the language, which is not easy since each new place we visit has its own completely new language. With exception of some random red spots now and then we are very healthy. With all the fresh pineapple, papaya, plantain, yam, mango, coconut, and bananas in addition to Hilda’s increadable cooking [View Full Entry]

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Maa che! (Good Morning) We are really diving head first into our project. This past weekend was the annual confrence in which all the current and new libraries are required to attend in order to recieve new books and be eligable for funding. We have meet a lot of great people over the past few days! The confrence talked about how to run and keep-up a library as well as a talk on AIDS/HIV education. This is a unique glimpse into how buisness in conducted in Africa! The confrence ended in auctioning of computers and radios in order to pay for [View Full Entry]

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Welcome to Ghana! We have made it! After an exhausting 21 plus hours of near sleepless travel we arrived in the tropical heat of Africa. We made out way through customs without problems and were in the good hands of Kirt and Hilda in no time! Before we knew it we were sipping minerals (soda) out on the padio of our hotel in Accra, the capital of Ghana. Our first breakfast was eggs, toast, juice (fresh), oatmeal, tea, and coffie (well ok nescafe, but that as close as we will get for a while). Kirt and Hildas Toyota Land Rover took [View Full Entry]

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Amsterdam in three hours We had an eight hour layover in Amsterdam and could not resist a quick peek into the city. In no time we had cleared passports and were headed the centeral train station located in downtown Amsterdam. We walked down the narrow streets of gingerbread houses and canals. It was still dark when we got off the train and the city was mostly empty. The coffeshops, which sell something a little more stimulating than koffie, were the only thing open. We walked to the historic Jordaan district and saw the Anne Frank house. We took a very [View Full Entry]

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Nearly There *If this is your first time to our blog, please checkout the first enrty by clicking "pervious enetry" on the navigation controls above* The time for our departure is approaching more quickly than we anticipated! Everything has been moving along for us in our preparations. Our bags are packed and we can't wait to get going! We decided to add this journal entry as a kind of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) entry. What do you pack on a year long trip around the world? Well, not that much really. We have to pack light since we are going to [View Full Entry]

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A Nomadic Manifesto Finally it is time to get moving again! This is the first entry is what I hope will be a constant journal of our travels. This journey is far from a vacation for us. We are not headed to sunny beaches and palm covered resorts (though we may find a few from time to time). We are going on this journey to walk through the hot crowed streets and of India and feel our bones jostled on the dilapidated dirt roads of Tanzania. We are not seeking out a romantic notion of "seeing the world". At times there [View Full Entry]

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