Though I wished we could have spent a lot more time in Israel I was looking forward to seeing the Pyramids in Egypt. All six of us were off the boat before the buses left and had to walk out of the port over a bridge where the security detail – six or more trucks Read More »
11/30/09 Hey everybody. I know I haven’t written in a while, so I’ll get right to it. As you can imagine, a lot has happened in the last month. Most importantly, I’ve finally started teaching the freshers. The term freshers, is the Ghanaian equivalent to freshman in that it refers to the form 1 students. Read More »
Sorry all that I haven’t written practically all of November. I would give a ton of excuses but why dwell on my imperfections? Now I can’t even remember the last event I talked about, so I’ll just go over the last 3 weeks. On Friday the 6th a group of us went to Tanis. Tanis Read More »
What exactly does it mean to help someone? Coming here i thought i would be able to help countless people just by being around, and ive realized that its just not true. Im not skilled in the right areas to really help, and im not here for long enough to really follow through with anything Read More »
I have rolled my dice opened this package, as i opened my eyes Why the confusion? suddenly, and yet calm… Am i though? i think.. I feel.. at home..why the confusion again? Is it something hiding there, something fluid? unseen by eyes? and yet no, nothing. just thrown to the table. I have rolled my Read More »
Nice when things live up to your expectations. Films, documentaries and stories have fed my imagination since I was a pup and for me the Sahara became the quintessential desert, populated by Bedouins, small towns clustered around oases, mile after mile of sand hills, rocks eroded by the incessant winds – a hard, extremely fragile Read More »
Videos in the Playlist: 1: The gorge swing 35 secs This will be replaced by the player. // Carol started off the adventure sports without Garry because he was too sick – or so he says, maybe just a little scared? The day started off with abseiling down a 53m cliff, a flying fox over Read More »
Hello again! This will have to be a very quick entry – its almost dinner time here, and if I doddle – dinner will be gone before I get any! Dad thanks for the info on the parasite! I’m glad to hear your home safe and sound! I have already bought the drugs for that Read More »
Since being mugged last year, I’m now ultrawary of places with bad reputations for crime so the thought of mooching into Johannesburg has little appeal from the off. However, with it being the only sensible gateway to Madagascar, I have little choice. By opting for a hostel near the airport, and choosing the backpacker-tastic Baz Read More »
