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African Adventure- Day 34
Today we tried our luck again with the internet. I’m still not sure if we can be considered lucky or not. Technically, we did have spurts of a functioning connection but not long enough or strong enough to actually get … Continue reading
African Adventure- Day 28- A Perfect Storm
The day began with chatting up a storm with a queen and by nightfall we were soaked to the bone due to a storm like no other. The first stop of the day was the tribal kingdom of Bafut and … 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 7
Today was full of excitement. Our stretch of road to Mayumba completely disintegrated and found ourselves with only one tire on the ground. I felt surprisingly calm, I’ve been preparing myself mentally for all sorts of things to go wrong, … Continue reading
Back to Arabic…sort of!
We are back in the Arab world! After a quick red-eye flight we find ourselves now in Morocco. Everything is a fascinating mix of French, Arabic, and Spanish. As if I wasn’t already confused with the 3 languages as it … Continue reading
On the Road Again
Leaving behind the idyllic village of Goreme in Turkey, we were finally motivated to pull ourselves away when we spent all of the money we had budgeted. It was a bit sad to leave but we knew it was time … Continue reading
The Illusionists
Honduras, as well as other developing countries has a long tradition of being illusionists. Not the “Abracadabra” sort of yester-year, this breed is practicing exclusively in the workplace. People give the illusion of caring, the illusion of helping and also … 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
Polarity of Poverty
One thing that I have always had to battle here is how well off everyone here thinks we are. People are literally convinced that Bobby and I are absolutely loaded. No matter what we say, nothing can convince them of … Continue reading
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Back to the Usual in the Philippines
The past few weeks have flown and it is difficult to recount all that happened as it is almost a blur. I guess it was 2 or 3 weeks ago that Bobby had a conference for Peace Corps while I … Continue reading
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