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North America » United States » Alabama » Birmingham August 5th 2008

I just wanted to send a last blog entry saying that I've made it home safely and soundly. I know my blog entries trailed off at the end, but things got a little difficult toward the end, and time wasn't as readily available for blogging. Thank you all for your thoughts and/or prayers. I really appreciate all the support. Love y'all, John... read more

North America » United States » Alabama July 28th 2008

Ok, So I know this is LONNNGGG over due, but btween college orientation, dorm and book shopping, and 2 tonsill surgries in the past 2 weeks... it has been a bit crazy. Thank you so much to everyone who has been eager to. I really appreciate everything everyone has done and continue to do.There are really so many ways to help. I would LOVE to sit down with any of you, show pictures, and explain the situation and how you can help....Not even necessarily financially. Over the next few years I really hope to discover ways to raise money. Idealy, we could buuild orphange to where the school location of the school outside of Moshi. The school, Rupanga, same as Mama Faraji (Mama of Tuleeni) is about 1.5 hrs away from the current Tuleeni locaionation of ... read more
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North America » United States » Alabama » Birmingham June 3rd 2008

Today I arrived back in the Tragic City. Never before have I been so sad to return home from a trip. I say without exaggeration that my time in Europe was better than I could have possibly imagined. I'm so thankful for the opportunity to have seen many wonderful things and to have met such lovely people. As I told Martin in an e-mail, I was quite sad by the time I got to Düsseldorf. I really didn't want to leave! Because of circumstances known to almost everyone, this was a much-needed vacation for me. It turned out to be something much better than any vacation. It was an education better than anything that could be obtained in the classroom. I'll be back sooner or later. At this point, it all depends on financial circumstances. I ... read more

North America » United States » Alabama » Birmingham May 11th 2008

Well I am back. Sorry to all I have not posted in the past couple of days. They have not added internet cafe's to the jungle yet. Had a little problem with the pictures but I am going to send some now... read more

North America » United States » Alabama May 10th 2008

We left Mexico Beach early Wednesday morning, heading for Dothan, AL and the Camping World there to get the TV connections fixed. We followed US 98 to Panama City then US 231 north. It was excellent roads the whole way. We got into Dothan, found the Camping World and notified them we were there to have the work done. Even though I had spoken with the General Mgr from Winchester, who had called the store and set up the appointment, and I had a call from someone in Dothan confirming a 2PM appointment, NO one knew we were coming. So after some scrambling, they finally made out a work order and set out to fix it. I pointed out that there were 3 problems: the digital/analog converter didn’t seem to work; no matter what I tried, ... read more
Camp at Sequoyah Caverns
Closeup of barn
Touring the cave

North America » United States » Alabama » Birmingham April 30th 2008

Well it is 8pm the night before I depart. I will be leaving Birmingham around 1am. I am going to try and get a couple of hours sleep. Will post as soon as I can.... read more

North America » United States » Alabama » Birmingham April 26th 2008

Cork Dublin Frankfurt Bacharach Florence Pisa Verona Venice Lake Garda Salzburg Munich Dachau Münster Some will also visit some of the following cities: Cologne Aachen (Aix-la-Chappelle) Straelen Speyer Heidelberg Bruchsal Amsterdam Brussels Bruges Strasbourg... read more

North America » United States » Alabama » Birmingham April 26th 2008

This castle, built in the 1140s, is where we'll be staying overnight!... read more
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North America » United States » Alabama April 6th 2008

Posted by Onaxthiel: It was a slightly soggy morning in Alabama as we started out towards Birmingham. We didn't have too many specific places we wanted to see there, but there were still a few stops. The Civil Rights Park in downtown, and the world's largest cast iron statue on a hill just to the south of downtown were both known spots we wanted to take a look at. After spending quite a bit of time lost in the skyscrapers and small shops in the heart of the town, we opted to head to the statue of Vulcan first. High up on the ridge line that parallels the run of Birmingham, this 52' tall ferrous creature stands on top of his pillar and inspects the work of his forge. He was cast for the 1908 World's ... read more
Vulcan.  Or Crom, if you prefer.  He DOES sit on his mountain and laugh at everyone.
The mysterious praying priest in Birmingham.
The blasphemous animals and their "story time."

North America » United States » Alabama April 5th 2008

Posted by Onaxthiel: Evergreen, AL isn't really an overly stimulating town to spend your morning in. We had stopped for the night there mostly because it was a good jump off to get to a potentially more interesting town in eastern Alabama. This town is called Enterprise, but surprisingly, this stop was in no way connected to our nerdy love of Star Trek. Instead, it was connected with our nerdy love of kitsch and Americana. Enterprise is known (if known is really the appropriate term for the town,) for having a statue of a boll weevil in its town square. This dates back to the depression, when the town experienced a huge crop failure due to the mischievous insects. The Rand McNally guide claims it's a six foot statute, and I must say we were somewhat ... read more
Our first look at the State House in Montgomery.
They have a monument to Jefferson Davis, of course.
The first Confederate White House




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