ITALY | Thursday, 6 Dec 2012 | Views [258]
Had a few days in Rome before we headed off to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and then Thailand. We flew back through Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on our way to Rome. It was tiring. More tiring than I remember the trip there. The few days in Zanzibar was maybe a bit ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Friday, 30 Nov 2012 | Views [253]
At the beginning of the month, we decided to take a bus from Dar es Salaam to Moshi. It was a dusty, 10 hour adventure. At the end of that bus ride we thought it would be a nice idea to fly back to Dar ;) However, we did want to [at least] see ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Wednesday, 28 Nov 2012 | Views [234]
Our last week here: reflection….
So our last week here has been slow and relaxing—much appreciated after the torture of Kilimanjaro! The month has gone by quickly and I feel like I got a lot out of this trip culturally, less from a medicine ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Tuesday, 27 Nov 2012 | Views [275]
That was the most grueling, painful experience of my life!! I have never been so physically and mentally drained! It was a torture walk/death march/horror film! Tom and I clearly had no idea what we were getting into (as I think most people don’... Read more >
TANZANIA | Wednesday, 21 Nov 2012 | Views [376]
We decided to go with a 4 day/3 night safari option through the Kilimanjaro brothers company. We were able to get a decent discount for 5 people because we were volunteering in Tanzania on a resident’s visa. We went with 3 Swedish girls who are ... Read more >
Tags: book: guns, germs & steel- jared diamond, germs & steel- jared diamond
TANZANIA | Thursday, 15 Nov 2012 | Views [307]
The weekend was interesting. We were invited to a “send-off” on Saturday evening. A “send-off” is a pre-wedding event where a female is getting married and is being “sent off” to her new family (her spouse). It is ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Wednesday, 14 Nov 2012 | Views [229]
So far the food here has not caused me any problems. My mom called the other day and was very curious what we were eating here. She happened to call me after I had made some rice and vegetable stir fry so I told her about that. The food here ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Tuesday, 13 Nov 2012 | Views [278]
Tuesday we were pretty lazy and did not do much. We still don’t really have a schedule to follow. ‘Pole pole’. Tomorrow we will finalize some volunteer paperwork, go to the bigger city Moshi in the morning to get more information on ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Monday, 12 Nov 2012 | Views [1387]
Monday was a busy day! It started in the chapel at 7:45am as Bob had mentioned. The chapel was on the ground floor of the hospital and was fairly big. It reminded me of a shorter Catholic mass with some singing, scripture reading, and the priest ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Friday, 9 Nov 2012 | Views [803]
Father Ralph offered to drive us to the bus station the next morning for our 10 hour bus ride to Moshi, Tanzania the next day! Moshi is a decent sized city situated right at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro. The hospital we are staying at this month is ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Friday, 9 Nov 2012 | Photo Gallery
Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro area (Moshi, Machame), Zanzibar
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TANZANIA | Friday, 9 Nov 2012 | Views [395]
We are in a new world. A different world. For the first time in my life, I am officially the minority. It’s a weird feeling. It has only been 3 days in Tanzania and I already have so much to write. So much has been running through my head.... Read more >
Tags: disparate youth- master of my make-believe (delux
POLAND | Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012 | Views [638]
Next we went to Poznan in Western Poland to visit another part of Tom’s family and to see the city where Tom went to medical school. The funny thing is that Tom and I both went to medical school in Poland, about 3 hours apart (him in Poznan and ... Read more >
Tags: the scientist- coldplay
POLAND | Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012 | Views [435]
I realize the last time I wrote was right after our south of France adventure. That was just over a week ago, and needless to say we have been going at an even faster pace this week. In roughly 1 week we covered a bunch of cities in Poland: Krakow/Zagnansk/Starachowice/Poznan.... Read more >
Tags: tracy chapman- fast car
FRANCE | Saturday, 20 Oct 2012 | Views [453]
One thing i've been asked often is the plan for the year. Although this is not set in stone, we do have a general idea of the locations we hope to get to.
So far we have been spending our time in Europe. We wanted to allot about a month for Poland ... Read more >
Tags: santigold-disparate youth
FRANCE | Friday, 19 Oct 2012 | Views [1193]
I am so tired this week. Our 6 days in the South of France were amazing!! We were greeted by Monica and Roy at the airport on a warm day in Nice, France. Monica and Roy are good friends of mine from Poland when I studied there. They are now doing a student ... Read more >
Tags: lykke li- i follow rivers
POLAND | Wednesday, 10 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery
Europe- the familiar zone
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POLAND | Wednesday, 10 Oct 2012 | Views [604] | Comments [1]
So its been just over a week in Poland now. Funny enough I don't even feel like I'm on vacation because I'm far from relaxed! Every day seems to be an early morning with a day filled with activities! Spending a whole day with family or trekking in the ... Read more >
Tags: tracys waters-patrick watson
POLAND | Monday, 1 Oct 2012 | Views [379]
Quick update!
Flew into Warsaw, Poland yesterday and spent the day with Tom and my brother Peter. Right now I am sitting at cafe updating this journal and hoping to make it available for reading. Haven't had the "aha" moment yet. I think its ... Read more >
Tags: patrick watson- adventures in the backyard album
CANADA | Saturday, 29 Sep 2012 | Views [271]
I should be cleaning/eating/packing/sleeping or something more useful but I wanted to sit down for 5 mins and write! I leave this afternoon, first to to Toronto and then from there straight to Warsaw (night flight). I bought the tickets separately because ... Read more >
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