Category Archives: travel
If I see one more flip chart…
Well I guess that brother Stoz has an excuse, since his hard drive failed him and he had to make the switch to the worst OS ever created (you know who you are, Vista). I don’t know what the hell … Continue reading
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hello from Jinja!
Or, alternatively titled: “Stoz should be embarrassed.” Because I am posting more frequently than he is and I am in the middle of Uganda. But hey, he’s busy, right? So I’m in the middle of my PCV visit, which is … Continue reading
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staging (or, real goodbye)
So I just finished staging a few hours ago, and found that the hotel gives us free basic internet access, but that long distance phone calls are costly. So I decided to give a quick blog update. I got up … Continue reading
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I'm leaving!
Good bye! I’m off to Des Moines tonight so I can get up early and jump on a plane to Philadelphia. My brothers will add updates to the site about what I am doing (if I am unable to do … Continue reading
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all packed up
After a day of extremely unfocused packing, I now have everything together. The limit is 80 lbs between two checked bags, and my goal was 40. Actually, my goal was 40 lbs between my carry-on and my one checked bag. … Continue reading
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make your own passport photos
For my upcoming Peace Corps action, I was required to get a few passport photos for my passport and visa applications, which ended up costing me nearly $30. Like anyone else who would be applying for these things, I just … Continue reading
one more week
It’s pretty crazy that, in only 8 days, I’ll be hopping onto an airplane, never again to set foot on US soil for over two years. Here is my rough schedule for the next few months: Next Monday (Feb 9) … Continue reading
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two weeks 'til Uganda!
In two weeks from today I am hopping on a plane, not to return to good old IA for 800 days! I finally have everything that I need (plus some stuff that I probably don’t) and am going to do … Continue reading
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gone in 2419200 seconds
Which is four weeks. I’m not sure why I titled this post that way. I was going to write “gone in four weeks.” But that made me think of the movie “Gone in 60 seconds.” So there you go. Anyway, … Continue reading
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website update flurry
For those keeping track, I have updated my blog more today than in the past month. But I guess that’s how these things go. I tweaked the other pages of the blog a little bit to make them current (the … Continue reading
