In many ways our latest trip affirmed for me the beauty of experience. Doing something rather than just reading about it and how experience shapes you. I have fond memories of my first trip outside the USA—in 1984 to Mexico. It was a journey where I grew more in a couple weeks than I had [...]
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Last Thoughts On Africa
Sunday, March 21st, 2010“It’s like a science class,” Jeb said, while he and some other children were about to dissect a fish that a fisherman had given them on the shores of Lake Eyasi in Tanzania. “Yeah, a fun science class,” said another boy, Evan, 13, who was staying with his family at the same hotel we were. [...]
It’s Not Kilimanjaro, But…
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010For about 15 years, Ellesor, one of my dearest friends in the world, has had the dream of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. She was hoping to do it for her 40th birthday but that milestone passed. Then she talked about it for her 50th, which is—like mine—this year. It doesn’t look like that’s going to happen [...]
My Week in Kenya
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010We had an amazing time this past week in Kenya. The new things that have happened are: 1. We went to the national park called Tsavo ( savo ) east. 2. The next day we went to a private conservation area. 3. Jeb and I went to a school in a small town nearby.
My Day at School in Africa
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Hi, it is me Jeb, I went to school for 3 1/2 hours at a small school in Kenya. I didn’t really like it at the beginning because one kid came up and touched my hair and everybody laughed. Well we were in the 8th grade classroom, but we got moved down to the 7th [...]
