Blogs from Africa - page 2732

Where's the toilets then? Waited three hours at the border for our visas, so we ventured down to the local village and braved a bar that was blaring out mega loud music. It was fun trying to order because we don't speak Portugeuse and it was deafening in there. We sat on the steps outside, next to some young lads that were playing draughts made with cardboard and bottle tops. Journeyed into Mozambique until dusk and set up camp just off the road. The ground was very sandy and dotted with vicious little acacias. Had a huge camp fire and made damper, which is a simple dough mix that you roll into sausage shapes and wrap around a stick, to toast over the fire. With no light pollution, the stars were stunning and Ed pointed out ... read more

All, Logan and Adrienne have invited me for an eventful church mission to Liberia in West Africa. The long journey included several layovers in Washington, D.C. (USA), Brussels (Belgium), and Dafar (Senegal) before finally arriving in Capital of Monrovia, Liberia. After spending two days in a barb-wired compound in Liberia’s Baptist Church, we continued on to the village of Balama, through series of muddy dirt roads. Balama consists of five smaller villages, and we had great time learning from each other. Approximately two hundred kids living in a poor condition, and our presence were valued as a life-time gift from the above. It really humbles you. Logan mentioned that he wasn’t particularly enjoying cold shower, but hey, we can’t have everything here. But I am glad to have such opportunity to visit a West African nation. ... read more

so i'm back in Cairo and i seemed like i'm back at home, i've become familiar with the city and act like a local which means not watching the road while crossing, taking local buses and so on. it's not too hot which makes it supportable to walk all day around the city. since my friend left in Sharm on saturday night i enjoyed the heat and the beach, i hung out with 2 danish guys it was their 4th time in Egypt, they love diving so we went snorkelling, the reef is actually very close to the beach and they had all the gear. it was really beautiful, i made them swear first that i wouldn't see any sea snake or shark!! but after 5 mins i relaxed and stayed for more than 1h. i ... read more

well..... On Monday i was diagnosed with Malaria and admitted into hospital. Dont panic. Im fine. As the doctors said *welcome to Ghana*. For the past week ive had daily headaches but nothing to worry about. On Friday and Saturday night i was vomiting but i didnt think too much of it as thats pretty normal as some of the food is pretty oily. Then on Sunday on the way home from Kokrobite i felt really queezy but i thought maybe i had food poisioning. From 9pm till 1pm on Sunday night i had an intense chill. In Ghanas heat i had 3 jumpers and 2 pairs of trackpants on yet i was still shivering and ridicuously cold, the rain belting down on the roof so loud i could not hear Chels speaking to me did ... read more

45 apparently. 50 if I adorn myself with jewellry. Not quite the 500 I asked for. Apparently Mike the Maasai has only 60 cows but his father has 1500 and he reckons his community would be able to pitch in and help him and would I take 450? I wasn't expecting this. What do you reckon dad? Got somewhere to keep 450 cows? I have been having quite the time with the Maasai community lately. A lot of people here really don't like them. They are often not called by name (and instead just 'hey maasai'). The reasons I have been given include 'it is in my blood'. Of course I don't have much history with the tribe myself but the Maasai that I live with are a lot of fun. I introduced them to ... read more