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First Day

USA | Monday, 21 May 2007 | Views [507] | Comments [2]

I put some pictures up of Camden, an almost too-cute little town about 20 minutes walk from the school. I really like my instructor, Annelisa, she's just the right combination of smart, nice and interesting. Jan, who organizes us for work is also great ... Read more >

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Gallery: Maine

USA | Monday, 21 May 2007 | Photo Gallery


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Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWE | Monday, 5 Mar 2007 | Views [556] | Comments [3]

Well here I am once more, braving the wilds of african internet. Mainly it requires great patience. We made it through Mozambique just fine, we were too far inland to be affected by the cyclone, although we did see an amazing lighting show that night ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


Malawi

MALAWI | Thursday, 22 Feb 2007 | Views [505] | Comments [1]

Just a quick note here to let you all know I'm still alive! Haven't had a chance to use the internet, but now I'll have to be quick because I only have a few kwacha (Malawian money) left and we're leaving for Mozambique tomorrow (if we can get in - we ... Read more >

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Photos

TANZANIA | Monday, 5 Feb 2007 | Views [412]

If you haven't checked them out, over there on the right side of the screen it says "Photo Galleries" and I've put up two albums for everyone to look at.

Tags: Culture


Gallery: Arusha National Park

TANZANIA | Monday, 5 Feb 2007 | Photo Gallery


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Arusha National Park

TANZANIA | Monday, 5 Feb 2007 | Views [809] | Comments [2]

Saturday morning we woke up - albeit not very early - gobbled down some breakfast, threw together some sandwiches and jumped into Greg’s land rover. We drove out to Arusha National Park, which isn’t far from here. On the way we passed women carrying ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Week in Arusha

TANZANIA | Monday, 5 Feb 2007 | Views [1329] | Comments [1]

Well we are thoroughly recovered from climbing Kilimanjaro, although now we may need to recover from recovering… On Monday, our first day off the mountain our cousin Greg arranged for a masseuse to come to the house and give us massages. You really ... Read more >

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Kilimanjaro

TANZANIA | Monday, 29 Jan 2007 | Views [1629] | Comments [7]

Made it to the top! Uhuru Peak of Kilimanjaro - 19,344ft above sea level. The tallest mountain in Africa. Whew. We're not sure if we can ever go back to regular backpacking. When you climb Kilimanjaro you go with a guide and several porters and a ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors


Gallery: Kilimanjaro Trek

TANZANIA | Monday, 29 Jan 2007 | Photo Gallery


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First Day

TANZANIA | Monday, 22 Jan 2007 | Views [614] | Comments [4]

I am in Africa. After traveling for two days my brother and I finally arrived at the Kilimanjaro airport in Tanzania. We walked down the steps of the little plane onto the tarmac and took our first breaths of East African air - smelling warm and green.... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


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