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06 Jan 2009
17 Oct 2011 – start of travelblog

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So we went to Green Turtle Lodge this weekend which was great as the beach is pretty much deserted so we sunbathed and ate good food for 3 days which after a week of fried chicken and rice was wonderful!  We managed to convince some of the staff to drive us the 5 hour journey istead of making lots of changes so it was pretty pleasant, we even had a trotro quiz which i won (not only on the sex and the city section but current affairs too which made me feel better) We did a bit of paddling as you cant really swim due to the huge waves and currents so between the fear and drwoning here and the fear of being eaten in south africa it looks like I’ll be staying on dry land!

Ive managed to have my first semi injury of the trip after walking on the beach and scrambling over rocks for a day and have given myself achilles tendonopathy which everyone thinks the hobbling physio is hilarious!  A few of the group left saturday so our family has shrunk and the compound is a bit quieter but it means axtra closet room and water on the bright side.

We took the boys to our placement today where they got to do some training with the football team which they were all very excited about, mostly because now they can go home and say theyve trained with a premier team but it was a fun day.  now we’ve gotten to know some of the players we’re enjoying placement more, we’re doing more treatment and we get fussed over by a whole team of men so cant really complain!

Me and sophie are going to salsa with the physio who lookes after us tonight so that should be entertaining and tomorrow we start working in the afternoon in a free clinic for people who cant afford to pay for medical care so are one more step towards saving africa!

And after what is obvioulsy a very stressful 3 day week we are heading off to another beach so clearly im doing a lot of hard work out here….

I would love to post some photos but I think it might have to wait until s.africa as the computers are slow to the point of making me cry.

hope everyones ok xxx

Posted from Ghana:

posted Wednesday September 2024

Ni hao from Beijing

I apologize for not having many pictures from today.  We did some travelling to get to Beijing.  I plan to try to answer some of the questions from my Seneca students today and will hopefully have some great pictures of the Great Wall for you tomorrow.

I did get up and run on a little track across from my hotel.

Many people were there walking (forward and backwards).  There were about 4 table tennis tables – and all were full!  There were many people on exercise equipment too. .

I got to Beijing around 2pm and saw the Bird’s Nest and Cube on my way to the hotel.  It was a little smoggy – the air had a slight fogginess to it.  I haven’t really found it hard to breathe here, though occasionally in Nanjing I could feel the air very heavy.

Here are some answers to my students’ questions:

My favorite experience so far was talking to the middle school students in Wuxi that we taught our lessons to.  They were so enthusiastic.

The biggest fashion that we have seen has been women wearing knee high boots with dark tights and long shorts over top.  It may take a while to get that one to Lafayette!

I did eat sushi (on Thanksgivng Day!)

The food is very different.  There are very few raw vegetables.   Everything is cooked.  No salads.  A lot of protein like fish, beef, and pork.  Rice and noodles are served at the end of a meal only to fill you up if you did not get enought to eat with the earlier foods. It is impolite to eat a lot of rice or noodles and not each much else.  Everything is served on a big round “lazy susan” in the middle of the table.  If you want something you just move the lazy susan round until the dish gets to you.

I cannot watch TV here – there are no English speaking channels at this hotel!

Finally Miranda, I thoroughly enjoyed “Twilight” and have been trying to find the next installment but could only find it in Chinese! I will have to wait until I get to the US to buy “New Moon.”

We are off the visit the Great Wall tomorrow. It is a 2 hr drive from here, so we are leaving at 7am.

Looking forward to sharing pictures with you tomorrow night.

Andrea

Posted from China:

posted Sunday November xxxx

PHILIPPINES

Marthas apartment and lodging in Bogota, Colombia is located just 2 blocks from the United States Embassy. If you wouldlike to rent this accommodation, you will have privacy in your own safeapartment with 24/7 security, and you will beliving in an higher class neighborhood.

This Bogota apartment and lodging for rent is cheap but luxurious.It also gives you a great panoramic view of the mountains surroundingBogota. Your home rental or flat already has custom hardwood floors andbrand new appliances. In the apartment and lodging for rent in Bogotathere are two bathrooms. One of the washrooms is in the mastersbedroom. The other restroom is shared by the two private rooms. Themasters bedroom also has a balcony and there is another balconylocated off the main dining room.

There is little need to bring anything with you when you rent thisBogota apartment.  Every thing is supplied down to the towels and soap.

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posted Monday November xxxx