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Moynaq
What an unbelievably long day. We woke up around 3 am due to jet lag. We had arranged for our driver to pick us up at 5 am and we began the 2.5 hour trip to Moynaq. The roads were … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 68
Our little rooms in Jangjangbureh (Georgetown) became terribly uncomfortable as soon as the power went off for the night. The heat and mosquitoes arrived at exactly the same moment as the fan was keeping both at bay. We had an … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 45
Yesterday we arranged for a ride in a pirogue with the hotel. We met with the guide at 7 am. First we had to walk through the city to get to the banks of the Niger River to where the … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 36
Where to begin? We left this morning at 5:30 am. We tried to follow the roads on the map, which didn’t actually work out but a nice guy on a motor bike led us to the right road. We got … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 15
As always, we all woke with the sun. Today we arranged with the fancy hotel in town to take a pirogue ride on the Ogooué River. We packed the cool box with drinks, cheese, bread, and sardines. We walked over … Continue reading
Insects Attack, Part II- Day 14
BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ. I awoke to a bee alarm clock this morning before sunrise. I suppose we should have paid closer attention last night to the number of insects as we were setting up camp. There must be a beehive … Continue reading
Fickle Fidelity
Today was an interesting day. My counterpart, along with Bobby’s planned some farewell events for us. Yesterday there was a special farewell flag ceremony and then today there was a special part of the council members meeting for us. They … Continue reading
Geneve Fete de la Musique
Today is my second day in Geneve, Switzerland. I made last minute arrangements with Aime and Alice. We left immediately after class to catch the train and arrive in Geneva almost too quickly. It seemed that we were just getting … Continue reading
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Happily Ever After
This past weekend has been such a joy, the wedding of Jenny and Patrice ended up being much more than just a wedding. I felt like I was on vacation for the first time in a long time. Thins went … Continue reading