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Africa » Namibia » Etosha National Park June 13th 2007

Am in this little town called Outjo.. damn.. if i had know i'd have internet here.. i'd probably not have paid the expensive internet last night.. haha.. oh well.. =) Outjo is a nice little town.. took a walk around town and the surroundings for an hour before coming to this internet cafe.. ahve about 30mins more to go... This town is quite german.. Namibia having it's dutch and german heritage... went into this nice pastry shop.. had a chocolate rum ball.. oooh.. soooo gooood... Just came out from 3 days in the Etosha National Park.. we crossed the border on the 10th.. and then camped by a campsite beside the Kavango river.. the border crossing is very easy.. stamp exit on botswana side and then walk over to the namibian side.. got all my visas ... read more

Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Masai Mara NP June 13th 2007

As I stared out over the open plains of the Masai Mara, my mind played through the events of the past two weeks and I couldn’t help but smile. It had been a rollercoaster of mixed emotions and it was hard to believe that it was almost over. So much had happen in such little time and I guess it hadn’t completely sunk in yet. I stood there amped full of energy, for this was my first experience in a game reserve and I eagerly awaited my first glance at African wildlife. The Masai Mara Game Reserve (721 square miles) is located in southwestern Kenya, bordering the Serengeti National Park, on the Tanzania border. Masai Mara is Kenya's finest wildlife sanctuary. Rolling grasslands with patches of acacia woodland stretch as far as the eye can see. ... read more
A mama and her baby
Cheetahs look out over a herd of gazelle
Giraffe tower over the plains

Africa » Morocco » Grand Casablanca » Casablanca June 13th 2007

Newton’s First Law: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Unfortunately, Gene and I would learn this the hard way - we were bound to make a return trip on the same crammed, six- seater train car to Casablanca. While Gene and I thought ourselves lucky to be assigned the two window seats next to the air conditioning vent, we quickly determined otherwise as Gene sat elbow to elbow with another pretentious French bitch. Rising to use the washroom, Gene had to hopscotch over the interlocked legs of the other passengers to proceed to the connecting hallway. Before he could even get as far as the doorway, I thought the woman’s eyes would roll into the back of her head. She was, no doubt, twice as thrilled when Gene made his way back ... read more

Africa » Senegal » Tambacounda Region » Kedougou June 13th 2007

Last night another storm rolled in, but missed up by a couple miles. The storms are really intense, and you need to strap everything down that may fly away.......... read more

Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Kajiado June 13th 2007

At some point between using the internet and catching the bus back to Saikeri our cell phone was stolen. We bought a new one and here is the number (011 from the states, 001 from Ireland and England) +254 725 070 477. Sorry about that if anyone was trying to call that other number. We knew that something would get stolen at some point and at least it was only our cell phone and not anything super important. I came into town today to update this and send out a few emails because there is a festival this weekend in Maasailand and we are both going to go to it... meaning that we won't make it into town. So, since the hospital is super slow on Wednesdays I came in to Nairobi to pick up some ... read more

Africa » Rwanda June 13th 2007

I have to admit that for a very long time I thought of Rwanda solely in terms of the genocide of 1994. I have read several books about it, including Shake Hand With The Devil by Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Romeo Dallaire, whom I had the chance to meet and talk with in January 2006, so I thought that I knew what Rwanda was about. I thought I knew what I was getting into when I flew here in April, though I knew that it wouldn't be as bad as it is described in Skake Hands, since it has been 13 years since the world watched in horror for three months while the genocide unfolded. I quickly discovered that I did not know anything about what Rwanda is like, and that the people here have a ... read more
The Clinic Interior
Birthing Room
Consultation Room/Office

Africa » Senegal » Tambacounda Region » Kedougou June 13th 2007

Everyday, there is a struggle for food. It is the 'Starving Season' right now, and this is evident in the lack of food around the marketplace. We cook our own dinners and the standard meal, peas with onion soup; beans and bread; mac and cheese; we eat lunch with our family and it seems as though the meals will be rice with cabbage (Cheb), or mafe (a peanut buttery rice mixture, with occasional dried fish) we just planted our garden, and Si Allah Jabbi, we hope it grows. As for now we will just tough it out until the rains come. ... read more
the elusive mango salsa.....

Africa » Senegal » Tambacounda Region » Kedougou June 13th 2007

Yes, its a little messy, and yes that is a cow eating a tree, and geese and chickens drinking out of the clothes hamper, and yes goats run rampent throughout the night, but its home sweet home...... read more

Africa June 13th 2007

After many hours of travelling I have finally arrived in Kampala, Uganda. I met up with the rest of my group in London and we met our academic director here in Uganda. Today, we are just seeing different parts of the city and trying to orient ourselves. It is pretty rainy but warm here. It is very different and it is so interesting to see the difference and the way these people live. It really makes you evaulate exactly all of the things that we do have, which really might not be necessary. But, it also makes me wonder how some people are able to live. WE had a traditional Ugandan meal (ie. yams, goat stew, fish, chicken, etc). For those of you who I did not get to say goodbye to, I apologize. I messed ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Cheetah Park June 13th 2007

The cheetah park is basically an enclosure where some german family grows cheetahs.. it is pretty cool to see cheetahs walking freely in the owner's house like house cats.. you can go up to them and pat them and touch them.. sometimes.. they would come up to you to lick you.. maybe tasting to see if you need some more seasonings before you are worthy for them to bite into you.. the cheetahs at the home gets aggrevated at times.. and the owner had to calm them down before we can approach them again.. After that it's back to the campsite bar.. where you wait till evening time to go out on the truck to feed the cheeetahs in the 'sanctuary'... so until then, you have nothing to do, so you buy some beer from them.. ... read more




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