Update on What I am Actually Doing

Ok, so remember way back when I asked people to tell me things to write about? Maybe not. But I did, and still do. If you have a topic you want me to explore a little more, go ahead and ask, and I will write about it. The following if fulfilling [...]

On a seperate note

This really only applies to mac users. Recently eBooks have been getting a lot of attention, mostly because of the nice, eye-friendly eReaders coming out from various companies. But for those who still need to read an awful lot on their screens, I have just today found a solution I am happy with. [...]

Life Update: List Format

Ok, so I know I have been absent for a while here. I was in Nairobi, where believe it or not, for reasons including scheduling and sessions and a ill-thought-out conference location, had slightly less access to the internet, or rather, at least not access conducive to blog writing. So here are some [...]

OMG

Ginnie is having her first burger in SIX YEARS!!
WOWEEEE!!!
[Note: post written to spite a fellow volunteer]

We don’t have money trees…

… but we have alcohol trees.  Note, I have not tried this product.  It causes many social problems in Kenya actually, providing extremely inexpensive access to potent alcohol.

Nairobi hawkers

Things being sold on the side of the road by hawkers today: peanuts, oranges, empty cd spools, plastic inflatable chairs and etch a sketch. Oh Nairobi. This place is funny.

I am a nerd, I know

I know, you all think that living in Africa I must have seen all sorts of cool things. Lions, elephants, Maasai warriors and the like. And it’s true, I have seen those things, and they are certainly really cool, but by far, the coolest thing I have seen to date is this ship, [...]

Impromptu Entymologists

So Jeff, Harmony and I caught a Wind Scorpion which had decided to check out my living room. It was a harrowing adventure, even caught on film. Maybe pics and film later when I top up my internet credit.

Breaking the Rules

I broke the prime rule: don’t feed the monkeys! Needless to say, I fed the monkeys. More as it develops