Blogs from Africa - page 2698

so i'm here in moro of teh goro after our stay in the zanzi, our last days there were frantesticle, we went to teh north to kendra rocks and kendra truly does rock, it was a beutiful beach and turquoise water and nice bandas, we stayed in a banda and it was the upper level so it was liek staying in a tree fort, it was awesome, peter pan is awesome, it rained in tehmorn but we still laid on teh beach, it then cleared up, we had some beers and i went snorkelling, i saw everything, so many fishes and eels and jelly fish and lobster and corel, i felt at home, it turnerd out to just be me and the boat driver so he stood there and pointed out fish and stuff, our stay ... read more

So... highlights from the last few days. 7-4-2007 "Forgotten 4th" Embassy row is a lot like fraternity row. We had to go to extend our visas, and I thought about stopping in on the Chinese and British just to say "hello." Anyway, we couldn't figure out why the gate was locked and unmanned. Enter our friendly Malawian worker from a nearby truck: "Ah, no one is working here today. It is a holiday, but only for the Americans." oops. Katie and I get called Africans over here for our tree-climbing ability. Met the 30 students at My Brother's Keeper music & movement school today. The kids at MBK seem to be a lot more open and self-confident than the kids at Hillside. Today made it clear that our experiences at the two schools will be quite ... read more

This week was crazy-busy, so I've given up trying to write entries for every day that things happen... today is the Coles Notes version of this week. Where to start? Many of you have asked how Torit the wonderdog is. The last time anyone saw him was the night I left for Kapoeta, and that was two weeks ago. I think he had been struck or kicked by something or someone, and his neck seemed to be badly damaged or even broken. He was having trouble walking and didn't seem to be able to close his mouth, or turn/move his head. I think that he went away to die. I hope you died quickly and quietly Torit. Rest in peace. Tuesday was a bit a shocker for me. I was duty officer at the Team ... read more

Segou-Dogon CountryTom Griffith It doesn't rain much in Mali, but when it does, it pours. In the past week, we have seen three big storms, several dramatic duststorms, and, sadly, our first floods - and flood victims. But more on that later... The rains first hit last Sunday, while we were on our way from Segou to Djenne, and the downpour caught us in the middle of a transport change in the middle of nowhere. We were forced to cower benath a tarp inside a wooden shack, neither of which provided much protection. Once the rain had died down a little, we attempted to cover the last 30km of our journey to Djenne. It took four hours. The car was an ancient Peugeot ute that looked like something out of a 1950s American movie. It had ... read more

So its been a while....some wait with batied breath for each post (I call them my parents..) while the rest get pissed at the email SPAM that drops into your inbox each time I make an entry...to mom and dad: Here ya go...to the rest of you..its prob sun morning what else do you have to do? Yesterday we all piled into the back of our Bukke (Afrikaans for pick-up truck) and headed out to the village the Engineering students are working in...they needed to d some work on their project while the rest of us wanted to go along for the rid and see some of he country and what they'd been working on for the last 3 weeks... Their project is a Bio-digester..or biodisgestor..I have no idea...anyways basiclly its a big plastic sack in ... read more