Adventure
Zanzibar Next Stop!
Off to Zanzibar! Well, actually now leaving Zanzibar, but the internet was not working in my favor to post in advance, so we’ll have some delayed postings on Zanzibar while I’ll actually be in Somalia. Then I’ll post on Somalia while I’m back in Nairobi. What a sorted life I live! After an incredibly packed…
Read MoreBest Vacations Ever
One of the fun activities was doing a canopy zip tour, with Sky Trek. This was well worth the price, $60 in Victoria Falls would have bought me one zip line, whereas this one was nine sections long. It gave you time to get into it and experience it more that just one time across.…
Read MoreIncredible Victoria Falls
Most often when I travel for work, holidays are absorbed by work and so forth. This year, I had missed every holiday there had been, but I wasn’t going to let the same thing happen for the 4th of July (I know – I’m a bit behind these days!). I made a point to get…
Read MoreTravel Update
So I’ve clearly been delinquent in keeping up with my travel log. That is just how it rolls some times. I’ll be catching up on my adventures in Zimbabwe over the next week with some best of recaps. In the mean time I wanted to update on the where is Miel status. In the Harare…
Read MoreOn the Road Again
As you might have gathered from my last post, I’m on the road again. This year might make the record for the long time on the road while actually not living overseas. I’ll basically be summering in Africa. Schedules are made to be broken, but the most likely scenario will be Burundi, DRC, Zimbabwe, and…
Read MoreI have lived so many lives
There is a Nelly Furtado song called “Try” that has been on my iPod for the last year. I first remember really listening to the words a year ago when I was driving through my favorite stretch of DRC. One of the opening lines says, “I have lived so many lives, though I’m not old.”…
Read MoreIn Her Element
My husband always remarks when I return that Africa suits me. I’m always looking and feeling good, despite the long journey (or at least he is smart enough to tell me this!). It’s been fun to have a colleague on my recent travels who also likes to take photos. This means I have more pictures…
Read MoreInflux of Whites to Rwanda
My colleague here on Congo tipped me off to this great blog, This is Africa, that covers many of my stomping grounds within Africa. I haven’t had a chance to explore more of his blog, but based on this first post I will definitely be back for more. Rwandan officials appeal to Western governments: Please,…
Read MoreKids will be Kids
One of the things that I’ve learned through my travels, is that kids are often very similar, the world over. In this case in point, give a kid a pair of funny colored glasses and they’ll find a way to goof off with them!This boy captured my heart instantly when he gave me this winning…
Read MoreDancing Raindrops
There is something incredible about rain, life renewing, replenishing, and sometimes just all around fun. This afternoon, just when we were ready to delve into a budget, the African rain started pouring. When I saw the raindrops pounding Lake Kivu beyond, I couldn’t help but put budgets on hold and convince my equally crazy colleague…
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