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Olgii, Mongolia
May 23, 2010 Last night we went to one of the Peace Corps Volunteer’s (PCV) homes for dinner. There was one PCV couple, a single woman, and two Kazakhs. We certainly have a new appreciation for what the PCVs have … Continue reading
Posted in Mongolia
Tagged art, bathhouses, central heating, dinner, discover, discovered, eat, eating, freezing, good, hardships, home, hot, insect, insects, kazakhs, mongolia, pcvs, Peace Corps, peace corps volunteer, peace corps volunteers, volunteer, water
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African Adventure- Day 51
Things started to return to normal today and many more people were out on the streets…even street food returned! We got our Timbuktu stamps and discovered that we can no longer visit the mosque because a Spanish couple had gone … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 29
Wet, wet, and wet. It took a few hours this morning drying out all of our things, luckily the sun was out to help us out. In fact, I even got a little sunburned. Our children friends were so excited … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 24- Insects Attack Part II
I woke up to an early morning; once again the insects unleashed their fury on us. This time the perpetrators were soldier ants. They were similar to the one that latched on to Bobby’s flip flop during the forest walk … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 23
Considering the great expense to spend another night at the formidable Lope Hotel, we opted to camp in the bush nearby. After having spent a night deep in the jungle, we awoke to discovering elephant droppings on the path to … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 20
Nestled amongst the mountains, forest, and the Ogooué River, Lope really is a strikingly beautiful place. We camped last night in a nice grasslands about 80 kilometers outside of the park. It took a while to travel the last stretch … Continue reading
African Adventure- Days 11-13, Siat Ranch
We were fortunate to have a connection to Ernesto in Gabon. Peta’s good friend and colleague came to South Africa from Paraguay and one of his friend Ernesto has settled in Gabon running a cattle ranch near the Congo border. … Continue reading
Posted in Gabon
Tagged adventure, Africa, art, border, Cameroon, Congo, culture, discover, discovered, fly, friend, Gabon, good, immigration, Rasa, school, sleep, South Africa, sustainable
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Jim Corbett National Park
After an exciting ride on the Indian Railways, we have finally arrived in Ramnagar! We left from the Old Delhi Terminal and it was pretty chaotic. When you enter any large Indian train station you will encounter what seems to … Continue reading
Pork: The ultimate home wrecker
Talking with different people here, I have heard many explanations for Islamic practices. We briefly had an Algerian roommate who liked to put Islam in scientific terms. For example, when Muslims pray, they kneel and touch their head to the … Continue reading
The Philippines: Unplugged
Every morning when we wake up, the first task we undergo is to plug everything back into the outlets. Each night, the members of the household or the “helpers” unplug each and every plug, including the fridge. This annoys us … Continue reading
Posted in Philippines
Tagged art, car, discover, drive, food, money, Philippines, sleep, Turkey
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