http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Kansas/Scranton/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Kansas , Scranton en-us Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:11:08 BST Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:11:08 BST Being at home is busy. For the past two months I have been tour guide and tourist in my native land. My friend Mathurin whom I call Mr. KnowitAll traveled with me to Kansas. As he left his family friends and mother tongue for a month longer than he has ever left them before I returned from my version of a similar departure. I ended my Peace Corps Volunteer service and am officially looking http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Kansas/Scranton/blog-315026.html Here I sit with WalMart bags surrounding me and clothes spread throughout the room preparing for my trip to Benin Africa. I leave July 4th for Philadelphia the ultimate destination for any true freedom celebrater. Fifty people from the United States will meet in Philadelphia for three days before we all leave for Africa. We arrive in Cotonou Benin on July 8th where we will begin our train http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Kansas/Scranton/blog-12078.html