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Ages
Sunday, September 27, 2009 | 3:21 amThere is so much to tell and I’ve been gone for ages…but it will all have to wait for another day. Sorry, guys.
Words of Wisdom
Friday, August 21, 2009 | 8:11 pmHere are a couple of amusing sayings about PCVs:
A pessimist sees a glass of water and says, “that glass is half empty.”
An optimist sees a glass of water and says, “that glass is half full.”
A Peace Corps Volunteer sees a glass of water and says, “I could take a bath in that!”
A Peace Corps Volunteer [...]
Travel Gadgets
Friday, July 24, 2009 | 9:11 amRecently, a friend of mine sent me a link and asked me, “Do you agree with this guy? What would you take and leave?” She was talking about travel gadgets. I read the article and sent her my thoughts, and now I would like to share them with you.
Here is the link to [...]
Amusements
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 | 12:02 pmI recently bought a new phone to replace the one I had stolen a couple of weeks ago. This phone has all sorts of cool features, such as FM radio, camera, micro-SD slot, internet capabilities, and more. I was playing around with the camera feature while having lunch with my friend, Jeff, and [...]
Post-Birthday Update
Friday, July 10, 2009 | 7:56 pmI don’t feel like I have much to report today, but it has been a while since I last posted, and people tend to get worried if too much time passes between posts, so here I am to say I’m alive and well.
Swine flu has finally made it to Africa, and the first case in [...]
Turning Thirty
Friday, July 3, 2009 | 5:48 pmIt’s the day before my 30th birthday. Never in a million years did I think I would celebrate such a landmark birthday in Africa. In fact, until just a year ago, I never imagined I’d ever make a trip to the continent in the first place!
If you asked me when I was 20 [...]
I <3 Technology
Sunday, June 28, 2009 | 10:30 amIn Kenya, I stay connected in three basic ways: this blog, Facebook, and Twitter. With some trial and error, I am quickly discovering ways to cross-post, so that I can update just one of the three and yet get the message out to everyone.
If I update my Twitter, it automatically posts an update on [...]
Nairobi
Saturday, April 11, 2009 | 9:06 amI’m back in Nairobi for In-Service Training (IST). It’s really good to see Peace Corps friends again.
I took the train from Mombasa to Nairobi. We left at about 8pm on Thursday night, and arrived at 12pm on Friday. We paid extra to buy out the 4-compartment cabin (there were 3 of us), [...]
Wind Scorpions
Monday, April 6, 2009 | 11:57 amThis weekend, while hanging out at Jon’s house with Jon and Jeff, we saw the nastiest insect we’ve encountered since arriving in Africa. It was a spider, 4-5 inches big with huge mandibles. Jeff correctly identified it as a wind scorpion - also known as a wind spider, sun spider, or sun scorpion. [...]