Monthly Archives: November 2009

Finished grad school, now what?

Posted on Sunday, 29 November 2009 by robjkentjr

Hello Everyone, Rasa and I have just finished graduate school at Australian National University and are back in the States until April 2010.  I graduated with a master’s in Environmental Management and Development and Rasa with a master’s in Applied … finish reading Finished grad school, now what?

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Mauritania: Nouakchott to Atar

Posted on Wednesday, 25 November 2009 by robjkentjr

After the worst border crossing of our trip, which you can read about in Rasa’s Blog, we truly arrived in the Sahara Desert.  We made a quick stop in Nouakchott, the capital, to restock and then headed deep into the … finish reading Mauritania: Nouakchott to Atar

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Oiseaux Djoudj National Park

Posted on Friday, 20 November 2009 by robjkentjr

Parc national des oiseaux du Djoudj roughly translates to the National Park Bird Sanctuary, which easily had the largest diversity of wildlife we saw on this trip.  However, any joy we had at the park was more than wiped out … finish reading Oiseaux Djoudj National Park

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Saint-Louis

Posted on Sunday, 15 November 2009 by robjkentjr

Saint-Louis was one of the first European settlements in West Africa and the capital of Senegal and Mauritania at one point.  Those must have been the days because now it is a colourful but sleepy town that had some great … finish reading Saint-Louis

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