INDIA | Sunday, 13 Feb 2011 | Views [1603]
I
am enjoying Auroville and have had a lot of time to unwind. I’ve had the chance
to join some extracurricular events, such as an all day seminar on the
Spiritual Dimension of Auroville, and an evening outing to Sadhana Forest . The seminar ... Read more >
INDIA | Wednesday, 9 Feb 2011 | Views [670] | Comments [1]
I
think I have been here in Auroville http://www.auroville.org
for
three days now. Most of that time has been spent recuperating. Today was the
first day I ventured out on my own.
The guesthouse I am staying at is surrounded by ... Read more >
EGYPT | Friday, 4 Feb 2011 | Views [560]
I think now that I am finally
out of Egypt I can write about it. The day I arrived back in Cairo from the White Desert things
were calm. They told me that there had been some protests the day before but
things were Ok now. So I rested for ... Read more >
EGYPT | Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 | Views [483]
Started the morning out by catching a bus to Baharia Oasis where I start my trip into the White Desert. It was 5-hour bus ride right through the desert. Once we left the city, it was nothing but brown desert with one rest house about half way there.... Read more >
EGYPT | Tuesday, 25 Jan 2011 | Views [390]
Life is delicious!, as my
driver says. I started the day out by meeting my camel at the stables and
riding in the back way of the Giza pyramids. This was a great way to first see
the pyramids on the back of a camel on the desert side of the pyramids ... Read more >
EGYPT | Tuesday, 25 Jan 2011 | Photo Gallery
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EGYPT | Monday, 24 Jan 2011 | Views [365]
Today, I visited the Citadel
where the mosque of Mohamed Ali is and also a few Christian churches in Old
Cairo. The Mohamed Ali mosque is
unique because it was built in the Turkish style and takes after the Blue
Mosque in Turkey. I also ... Read more >
KENYA | Saturday, 22 Jan 2011 | Views [665]
Yesterday, we visited
Kibera Slums which is the largest slum in Africa, and I have even heard in the
world but not sure of that fact.
It is on land owned by the government and covers about 1.5 acres of land
with over a million people living ... Read more >
KENYA | Saturday, 22 Jan 2011 | Photo Gallery
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KENYA | Thursday, 20 Jan 2011 | Views [644]
After a rather particular
hard day at the hospital, we decided to take a day for recuperation and visit
the animal orphanage and the giraffe center. The animal orphanage has cheetahs,
lions, & monkeys and a few other animals that had been ... Read more >
KENYA | Thursday, 20 Jan 2011 | Photo Gallery
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KENYA | Thursday, 20 Jan 2011 | Views [660]
We’ve spent about a week now
volunteering at the hospital in Nairobi working with the abandoned babies. There are about 18 babies altogether that
are spread over four different wards.
Fourteen of them are under the age of one and the other ... Read more >
KENYA | Thursday, 13 Jan 2011 | Views [749]
I arrived safely in Nairobi
last Sunday; and the next three days I went on an amazing safari. The first day
we drove about seven hours to get to the Masai Mara Reserve. We settled into
camp; which were tents you could stand in with real beds.... Read more >
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ETHIOPIA | Saturday, 1 Jan 2011 | Views [370]
Wow! Three months have already flown by. If my whole trip goes as well as it has in Ethiopia, I will be very lucky. Thanks to Newton, Beckie, Addis, Tame, Susan, & Yacob for their friendship. It has been a lot of fun. Things I will miss about Ethiopia:... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Tuesday, 14 Dec 2010 | Views [548]
Merituh is walking! I am so excited for him. He is walking across the room by himself with great balance. When he gets to me, he is soooo proud of himself and I get to enjoy his wonderful smile and laugh. We did a video last week of him walking and ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Saturday, 4 Dec 2010 | Photo Gallery
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ETHIOPIA | Saturday, 4 Dec 2010 | Views [650]
I had the chance to take a
four-day trip to Northern Ethiopia to visit Lalibela & Bahir Dar. I spent
two nights in Lalibela and one night in Bahir Dar. Lalibela is famous for its
rock-hewn churches that were built around the 12 th or 13 ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Saturday, 20 Nov 2010 | Views [409] | Comments [1]
In the mornings, I am now teaching class to 33 children.
They range from the age of 4 to 10. Some of them have memorized how to count
and the alphabet, but there is little recognition of the written numbers or
letters. So I have been working ... Read more >
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