Blogs from London, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 6

Most people that I tell my travel plans to are pretty supportive, and encouraging, but there are some that kind of raise an eye brow and give me a are you crazy look. It's not often but there are people out there who really can't comprehend the thought of picking up and going to explore other countries. Sometimes I wonder myself what it is I am doing. I found a couple of video clips that are great for when I do get that "maybe I am crazy feeling". The first one I like the most but both are good. I recommend you listen to the music that accompanies the clips, don't watch it until you can get the full effect with the music. Gave me goose bumps. Troy Cut and paste the link into the address ... read more

Diary 19720729 Our orientation for going to West Africa started officially today. There are about 120 volunteers going to Nigeria, Sierra Leone or Ghana. This part of our orientation is to make us more aware of our personal attitudes toward our own culture and all other cultures. We are all living in one residence building in the basement of which there is a library of films, articles, and books. This morning we played a game in which we were blindfolded, so we could see how it is to learn with a handicap. 19720730 It seems that much more than one day has gone by. We started a “simulation game” which supposes that our plane crashes on an unknown island in the Atlantic on the way to Africa. There are only the twelve survivors of our group ... read more