the night before

June 27th, 2009 by Alison Martin

so the day has come, the night before I take off to vietnam. Am I ready have I forgotten anything, who knows? but whatever I have forgotten to do or bring the experience will be just as good. I am looking forward to meeting my fellow volunteers and locals while getting the opportunity to teach the knowledge I have gained in my lifetime. But most of all I am looking forward to the culture and the nice HOT summer weather, lets see if I can handle it.

well I still have lots to do before I can have my restless sleep of excitement, until next time

Last 5 posts by Alison Martin

summary as my time is coming to a close - July 22nd, 2009
first week - July 7th, 2009
First day - July 1st, 2009
almost there - June 29th, 2009
the night before - June 27th, 2009

This entry was posted on Saturday, June 27th, 2009 at 5:29 pm and is filed under Vietnam Orphanage.

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About Alison Martin

hello, my name is alison and I am from Calgary Alberta Canada. I am a preschool teacher in Canada working with children from the age of 3 months to 12 years old. I am in the process for gaining my Education degree to teach kindergarten. I have travled to many places around the world, and I am looking forward to making a difference while in Vietnam.

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Last 5 posts by Alison Martin
- summary as my time is coming to a close - July 22nd, 2009
- first week - July 7th, 2009
- First day - July 1st, 2009
- almost there - June 29th, 2009
- the night before - June 27th, 2009
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Archives
- ► 2010 (514)
  - ▼ July (102)
    - keep learning, 07/28 (0)
    - Room/board/flight paid for, 07/28 (0)
    - Love/Hate Haiti, 07/28 (0)
    - My last week in Pipeline IDP camp, 07/27 (0)
    - The final countdown!, 07/27 (0)
    - A Nonhaitian's view of Jacmel, 07/27 (0)
    - 07/27 (0)
    - Starting to get ready, 07/27 (0)
    - Settling in, 07/27 (0)
    - Sasa., 07/26 (0)
    - Haiti, 07/26 (0)
    - The Week At Glance, 07/25 (0)
    - last Weekend in Haiti.. , 07/25 (0)
    - last Weekend in Haiti.. , 07/25 (0)
    - last Weekend in Haiti.. , 07/25 (0)
    - last Weekend in Haiti.. , 07/25 (0)
    - last Weekend in Haiti.. , 07/25 (0)
    - last Weekend in Haiti.. , 07/25 (0)
    - last Weekend in Haiti.. , 07/25 (0)
    - last Weekend in Haiti.. , 07/25 (0)
    - Weekend was a bust!, 07/25 (0)
    - last Weekend in Haiti.. , 07/25 (0)
    - Whew!, 07/25 (0)
    - Consider Rwanda, 07/24 (0)
    - The Best Day Yet..., 07/24 (0)
    - Scholenbouw en puin ruimen, 07/24 (0)
    - Today is H-Day!, 07/23 (0)
    - Friday July 23, a day at the beach with the orphans, 07/23 (0)
    - end of my first real week, 07/23 (0)
    - Busy week of building, 07/22 (0)
    - Wise, Strong, Wealthy, Healthy: July 19, 2010, 07/22 (0)
    - Thursday, July 22 Sleep, sleep and more sleep, 07/22 (0)
    - Muraho from Gisenyi!, 07/22 (0)
    - 07/22 (0)
    - Just a quick update..., 07/22 (0)
    - Into the Mountains, 07/21 (0)
    - Monday July 20- 11 days to go- not enough time, 07/21 (0)
    - Pinchanut, de dag dat ik terug begon te roken, 07/21 (0)
    - Harsh Realities of Pinchinat, 07/20 (0)
    - More than the "twelfth", 07/20 (0)
    - Painting, 07/20 (0)
    - Jl 20, 07/19 (0)
    - Safari, 07/19 (0)
    - The amazing Masai Mara, 07/18 (0)
    - Many thanks..., 07/18 (0)
    - Sick Days, 07/18 (0)
    - Saturday july something, 2010, 07/17 (0)
    - Summer Camp, 07/17 (0)
    - Haiti in real life, 07/17 (0)
    - Day of facing fears, 07/16 (0)
    - Arriving in Haiti, 07/16 (0)
    - First post from Rwanda- Jl 16, 07/15 (0)
    - Who is he?, 07/15 (0)
    - Dinner and a blog, 07/15 (0)
    - Wednesday: New beginnings, 07/14 (0)
    - The Sacred Andes: July 12, 2010, 07/14 (0)
    - Tuesday's is full of Grace, 07/13 (0)
    - Counting down the days...., 07/12 (0)
    - Following my heart back to Haiti, 07/12 (0)
    - Monday is back to "Work", 07/12 (0)
    - Habari!, 07/12 (0)
    - Updates, 07/12 (0)
    - Sunday- The day before, 07/11 (0)
    - Second to last Sunday before the big trip, 07/10 (0)
    - saturday is a day of rest, 07/10 (0)
    - Utila, 07/10 (0)
    - The Childcare Center, 07/10 (0)
    - Home Stay, 07/10 (0)
    - testing the system!, 07/10 (0)
    - 3 months to go, 07/09 (0)
    - long couple of days, 07/09 (0)
    - TGIF!! A new addiction..., 07/09 (0)
    - Hi!, 07/09 (0)
    - Time to catch everyone up!, 07/08 (0)
    - Thursday is a Day of Reflection, 07/08 (0)
    - My 1st week in Shalom, Nakuru, 07/07 (0)
    - Cruise control from here, 07/07 (0)
    - VAYA CUSCO!!!: July 7, 2010, 07/07 (0)
    - Wed July 7th. Big Bug Hits Jacmel Camp, 07/07 (0)
    - pre-Haïtiaanse zenuwen, 07/07 (0)
    - Viva El Peru Glorioso: July 6, 2010, 07/06 (0)
    - UNICEF and databases, 07/06 (0)
    - Arrived, 07/06 (0)
    - 17 days to departure!!, 07/05 (0)
    - Dear Homeworks and other friends, 07/05 (0)
    - Dear Dr Loy, and everyone else too.., 07/05 (0)
    - Welcome to Cx-Des-Bqts!, 07/05 (0)
    - Monday July 5th. Routine is Good, 07/05 (0)
    - Weekend is here 7/4/10, 07/05 (0)
    - Wangige & Orphanage!, 07/05 (0)
    - 18 Days 'till takeoff, 07/04 (0)
    - Night Before Departure, 07/04 (0)
    - Ciao, 07/03 (1)
    - My morning commute, 07/03 (0)
    - Spring Valley, Slums, Markets, 07/03 (0)
    - Matatu madness, 07/03 (0)
    - Less than 2 months to go!!!!, 07/02 (0)
    - Just another day in Haiti, 07/02 (0)
    - FIVE BAGS OF CLOTHES, 07/02 (0)
    - Nairobi!, 07/01 (0)
    - Jacmel 7/1/2010, 07/01 (0)
    - Safe and sound, 07/01 (0)
  - ► June (94)
    - Am I the Tallest Man in this City?: June 30, 2010, 06/30 (0)
    - This is the end, 06/29 (0)
    - Haiti update 5 or so.. I can't remember, 06/29 (0)
    - Wearing their Sunday best, 06/29 (0)
    - It's All Relative..., 06/29 (0)
    - Leaving in 8 hours.., 06/28 (0)
    - Monday Week 3, 06/28 (0)
    - Amazing happenings!, 06/28 (0)
    - Inti Raymi: June 24, 2010, 06/28 (0)
    - 48 hours to go..., 06/27 (0)
    - "Heartful" Thank You's, 06/27 (1)
    - Two weeks in!, 06/26 (0)
    - nepal, 06/26 (0)
    - Fieldtrip! , 06/25 (0)
    - Inti-Raymi Parte Uno: June 23, 2010, 06/25 (0)
    - First Night on the Town: June 23, 2010, 06/25 (1)
    - Mucho Que Hacer: June 22, 2010, 06/25 (0)
    - The Beginning: 6/21/2010, 06/25 (0)
    - Arrival at 11,000 feet: 6/20/2010, 06/25 (0)
    - Hurricane season..., 06/24 (0)
    - Departure day has arrived., 06/24 (0)
    - Quito and San Cristobal, 06/24 (0)
    - Not there yet, 06/24 (0)
    - nepal, 06/24 (0)
    - On my own today, 06/23 (0)
    - Just a short note for today, 06/23 (0)
    - Little things go a long way..., 06/22 (0)
    - Kenya bound, 06/22 (0)
    - One Week Until Africa!, 06/22 (0)
    - The Simple Things, 06/21 (0)
    - School is Almost Out, 06/21 (0)
    - 06/21 (0)
    - Hi! Are you my family?, 06/21 (0)
    - one week down! one to go, I think?, 06/21 (0)
    - It's not just a game (Part II), 06/21 (0)
    - Parallel Universes, 06/21 (0)
    - Time to blog, bla, bla, 06/21 (0)
    - Week 5, 06/21 (0)
    - Getting Ready for Galapagos, 06/21 (0)
    - A Week and a Half Before Departure, 06/20 (0)
    - OK. . . .so I've been slacking on my posts!, 06/19 (0)
    - nepal, 06/19 (0)
    - My first week, 06/19 (0)
    - Finding a Universal Language, 06/19 (0)
    - It's not just a game..., 06/19 (0)
    - Artest & Dominicana, 06/18 (0)
    - These journals are such a help..., 06/17 (0)
    - Good Samaraitan Orphanage, 06/17 (0)
    - Find a lap on the Tap Tap, 06/17 (0)
    - Come to Africa, 06/17 (0)
    - Charlotte Scott Haiti Trip July 2010, 06/17 (0)
    - nepal, 06/16 (0)
    - 1 2 1 2 check, 06/16 (0)
    - Fishing Village, 06/16 (0)
    - time to blog!, 06/16 (0)
    - Another beautiful day in Haiti..., 06/16 (0)
    - Week 4, 06/15 (0)
    - Hotter than Haiti..., 06/15 (0)
    - First Entry, 06/14 (0)
    - Videos and Pics., 06/12 (0)
    - All checked in..., 06/12 (0)
    - I may be leaving Rwanda, but my heart will forever be here..., 06/12 (0)
    - nepal, 06/11 (0)
    - A Friday morning at SPC, 06/11 (0)
    - 5 weeks to go, 06/10 (0)
    - Going home...my last post., 06/10 (0)
    - We Are All The Same, 06/10 (0)
    - Preparing for the trip..., 06/09 (0)
    - Hatian Jail...(this journal is lagging...), 06/08 (0)
    - nepal, 06/07 (1)
    - I'm into it, 06/07 (0)
    - Another incredible week!, 06/05 (0)
    - Shaking hands with the President and Farewell from Rwanda, 06/05 (0)
    - Migrating to Blogspot.. , 06/05 (0)
    - nepal, 06/05 (0)
    - Thanks for all the support, 06/04 (0)
    - Franks blog...last working day, sapi-bons., 06/04 (0)
    - Sister Bonite., 06/04 (0)
    - Getting Ready! , 06/04 (0)
    - Day one of actually working, 06/04 (0)
    - Technologically challenged, 06/03 (0)
    - Today in Haiti..., 06/03 (0)
    - Feeling Overwhelmed!, 06/03 (0)
    - The end is near..., 06/02 (0)
    - Induction, 06/02 (0)
    - 1st day of projects, 06/02 (0)
    - Four weeks to go!, 06/02 (0)
    - ...continued, 06/02 (0)
    - Daily English, kids class and rec..., 06/02 (0)
    - Nepal, 06/02 (0)
    - Trying to survive the vaccinations!, 06/01 (0)
    - I'm Really Here, 06/01 (0)
    - First day, 06/01 (0)
    - Day 2, 06/01 (0)
  - ► May (76)
  - ► April (61)
  - ► March (55)
    - Testing, testing..., 03/31 (0)
    - Kwaherini!, 03/31 (0)
    - Volunteering in a world you are unfamiliar with..., 03/30 (0)
    - Lions, and tigers, and...ok maybe just lions, 03/28 (0)
    - Well its a month today that I leave for Rwanda a bit nervous at the prospect of being away from family and friends for over six weeks but cant wait either for all the planning and organising to come to fruition. Watch this space for when I arrive, 03/28 (0)
    - GVN Volunteer Program in Haiti, 03/28 (0)
    - Lat minute preparations, 03/27 (0)
    - Busy week, 03/27 (0)
    - Voy A La Selva, 03/25 (0)
    - A Blur, 03/25 (0)
    - Safari Bound!!, 03/25 (0)
    - Safari Bound!!, 03/25 (0)
    - A big event, 03/24 (0)
    - March 24, 2010, 03/24 (0)
    - Getting ready for April 5th Haiti , 03/23 (0)
    - test, 03/22 (0)
    - 4 Weeks to Haiti, 03/22 (0)
    - My first week in Githanje, 03/22 (0)
    - It's Nzuri Sana, 03/21 (0)
    - Oh happy day!, 03/21 (0)
    - Anticipation!, 03/21 (0)
    - Airfare. . . .next step!, 03/20 (0)
    - Kindy, 03/20 (0)
    - In 2.5 weeks I will depart for Haiti. , 03/20 (0)
    - A trip to Nairobi, 03/20 (0)
    - Karibou Kenya!!, 03/19 (0)
    - Interns, 03/18 (0)
    - 3 Weeks Out, 03/16 (0)
    - Memorial, 03/16 (0)
    - China, 03/15 (0)
    - San Diego Wedding Photography, 03/15 (0)
    - Estoy in mi Casa., 03/14 (0)
    - Church, Parachutes and Nigerian Movies, 03/14 (0)
    - First Day, 03/13 (0)
    - Ohhh boy. . . I'm on my way to AFRICA!, 03/13 (0)
    - Kidogo-Kidogo , 03/12 (0)
    - The "Little school" is a school for little people, its also little in size - get it!, 03/10 (0)
    - Interessanter Tag, 03/10 (0)
    - Week one/Weekend one, 03/10 (0)
    - East African Orphanage, 03/10 (0)
    - Un Presentación, 03/09 (0)
    - Wochenende mit Abenteuern, 03/09 (0)
    - Verschiedene Erfahrungen, 03/09 (0)
    - Pole-pole, 03/07 (0)
    - Safari!, 03/07 (0)
    - first week, 03/07 (0)
    - Its as easy as ABC, 123, 03/07 (0)
    - Regresso de Baños, 03/07 (0)
    - Voy a Baños, 03/05 (0)
    - Jinja bound!, 03/04 (0)
    - Bowling, 03/03 (0)
    - Tuy Hoa here we come!, 03/03 (0)
    - Erster Lage-Bericht, 03/03 (0)
    - And it all begins!, 03/02 (0)
    - Last Notes, 03/01 (0)
  - ► February (73)
    - Delayed, 02/28 (0)
    - Kindergarten and meetings, 02/28 (0)
    - Buses, 02/28 (0)
    - Boquete, 02/28 (0)
    - Craving veggies and dip, 02/28 (0)
    - Puno continued, 02/27 (0)
    - Abreise nach Kenya, 02/27 (0)
    - ¡Soy vivo!, 02/26 (0)
    - the beauty and brutality of Africa, 02/26 (0)
    - 'Uji Tafadhali, Uji', 02/26 (0)
    - Volunteering Experiences, 02/25 (0)
    - Two more weeks..., 02/25 (0)
    - IT, 02/24 (0)
    - Parade update, 02/24 (0)
    - Salt and Pepper Kampot, 02/22 (0)
    - Un retour tout en plumes!, 02/22 (0)
    - Passion, 02/21 (0)
    - nearly there, 02/21 (0)
    - A Phnom Penh Story, 02/21 (0)
    - Hue, 02/21 (0)
    - Work at Last, 02/21 (0)
    - Noise , 02/21 (0)
    - 02/20 (0)
    - First week, 02/19 (0)
    - Back to basics, 02/19 (0)
    - Muzungu's, 02/19 (0)
    - Dios es Amor, 02/19 (0)
    - Only 2 weeks to go, 02/18 (0)
    - 02/18 (0)
    - What Ankgor?, 02/17 (0)
    - You are most welcome, 02/17 (0)
    - Happy to be here...too sad to weep, 02/17 (0)
    - Neighborhood kids, 02/17 (0)
    - Tuesday, February 16, Boquete, 02/16 (0)
    - China here I come... , 02/16 (0)
    - Nataka kushuka hapa, 02/15 (0)
    - Weather, etc., 02/15 (0)
    - Backwards to Nairobi!, 02/15 (0)
    - Umasbamba and Lake Titicaca, 02/15 (0)
    - Arrived safely in Kenya, 02/15 (0)
    - Vietnam in five days, 02/14 (0)
    - Entebbe and Mukono, 02/14 (0)
    - Mis Compadres, 02/14 (0)
    - Chuc Mung Nam Moi, 02/13 (0)
    - Boquete, Feb. 13, 2010, 02/13 (0)
    - En La Jungla, 02/13 (0)
    - Welcome to my blog, 02/13 (0)
    - More, More..., 02/11 (0)
    - My Aching Back, 02/11 (0)
    - Preparation, 02/11 (0)
    - Rooftop, 02/10 (0)
    - Casino, 02/10 (0)
    - Panama, Feb. 10, 2010, 02/10 (0)
    - Buddhas and Buses, 02/09 (0)
    - Mi dia fin en Quito antes La Amazonica, 02/09 (0)
    - La Ciudad de Quito, 02/08 (0)
    - T-minus 3 days, 02/08 (0)
    - Week in review, 02/08 (0)
    - Hoi An, 02/08 (0)
    - Es mi primo dia en Ecuador, 02/08 (0)
    - Safe and Sound, 02/05 (0)
    - 02/05 (0)
    - 02/05 (0)
    - dis-ABLED, 02/05 (0)
    - Food Glorious Food, 02/04 (0)
    - 8 days and counting..., 02/04 (0)
    - Umasbamba tomorrow!, 02/04 (0)
    - Neu hier.., 02/04 (0)
    - Lockdown, 02/03 (0)
    - Time Constraints, 02/02 (0)
    - Anonymous, 02/01 (0)
    - Le Danseur, 02/01 (0)
    - Orientation, 02/01 (0)
  - ► January (53)
    - An Introduction, 01/31 (0)
    - Spanish/Quechua Lessons, 01/29 (0)
    - Here we go!!, 01/28 (0)
    - Countdown, 01/28 (0)
    - Not Going to Umasbamba Until February 5, 01/28 (0)
    - Two Examples, 01/27 (0)
    - State of Emergency, 01/27 (0)
    - Busy at work, 01/26 (0)
    - Wakefield College it ain't, 01/26 (0)
    - It´s definitely the rainy season!!, 01/25 (0)
    - L'hôtel Bleu, 01/25 (0)
    - Mountain Flowers, 01/24 (0)
    - Tea with monkeys, 01/24 (0)
    - Halfway through, 01/23 (0)
    - Day 3, 01/21 (0)
    - Manual labor, 01/21 (0)
    - Soaking up the sun in Chile, 01/20 (0)
    - Rainy Day Blues in Nam, 01/20 (0)
    - A day with animals and children, 01/20 (0)
    - Day 2 in Cusco, 01/19 (0)
    - Estudio Espanol, 01/19 (0)
    - Children's faces, 01/18 (0)
    - First day of work, 01/18 (0)
    - Getting acclimated, 01/17 (0)
    - test2, 01/17 (0)
    - La blanche ville, 01/15 (0)
    - Witnessing a birth in Cusco... at last!, 01/15 (0)
    - Still alive in Pisac, 01/14 (0)
    - Getting ripped off in Cusco, 01/13 (0)
    - Getting drugged up in Cusco, 01/13 (0)
    - 3 Days Until Peru, 01/13 (0)
    - Bike Riding in Tuy Hoa, 01/13 (0)
    - Day 2, 01/12 (0)
    - Day 1 (vol 3), 01/12 (0)
    - Day 1 (vol 2), 01/11 (0)
    - Spa Time!, 01/11 (0)
    - Day 1 (vol 1), 01/11 (0)
    - Getting Beasted in Machu Picchu, 01/11 (0)
    - trial, 01/10 (0)
    - GVN Vietnam, 01/09 (0)
    - Getting sick in Cusco, 01/08 (0)
    - Getting wet in Cusco, 01/07 (0)
    - Cleaning wounds in Cusco., 01/07 (0)
    - Survived the first two days!, 01/06 (0)
    - Life in Tuy Hoa, 01/06 (0)
    - Crashing in Cusco, 01/05 (0)
    - day 0, 01/04 (0)
    - Bangkok, 01/04 (0)
    - Islas de tu corazon, 01/04 (0)
    - Getting high in Cusco!, 01/04 (0)
    - My last days in Ghana - a trip of a lifetime, 01/03 (0)
    - Last Day - Last Words!, 01/02 (0)
    - Arrived in Asia, 01/01 (0)
- ► 2009 (662)
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  - ► October (38)
    - Fin de semana!, 10/30 (0)
    - Day before departure, 10/29 (0)
    - Week Trois, 10/29 (0)
    - Extremes Sitting One Next To Another: Kenya's Diversity As Exclusion As Well Its Strength and Opportunity, 10/28 (0)
    - October 26th, 2009 , 10/27 (0)
    - Week 3 - Ole!, 10/26 (0)
    - Un week end à Cuzco, 10/25 (0)
    - We lower the flag and the boys march out. End of my first week at school., 10/23 (0)
    - Nursery day 3, 10/22 (0)
    - Wednesday October 21st, 2009, 10/22 (0)
    - Week Dos, 10/22 (0)
    - Nursery day two, 10/21 (0)
    - Tihar is over and the kids are back to school, 10/20 (0)
    - Girly, or not Girly, 10/20 (0)
    - A la nursery day One!, 10/20 (0)
    - Premiers pas, 10/19 (0)
    - testing, 10/19 (0)
    - Sunday October 19th, 2009 , 10/19 (0)
    - 10 days to go, 10/18 (0)
    - Orientation days and arrival to Kahawa, 10/18 (0)
    - Galapagian days week 2, 10/17 (0)
    - Thursday October 15th, 2009, 10/15 (0)
    - Week One, 10/14 (0)
    - Week two - I get 30 kids....??, 10/14 (0)
    - First Day at the Camps, 10/13 (0)
    - Karibu Kenya (Wecome to Kenya)!, 10/13 (0)
    - Sixteen down and still counting, 10/12 (0)
    - one week down....., 10/11 (0)
    - Galapagian Adventure, 10/11 (0)
    - Megadiverse!, 10/11 (0)
    - Adventures in Maasailand IV, 10/10 (0)
    - The First Day, 10/08 (0)
    - conservation: more killing than one might think, 10/07 (0)
    - October 6th, 2009, 10/06 (0)
    - Quito , 10/06 (0)
    - Feeling fine in NZ, 10/04 (0)
    - Arrival in Quito, 10/04 (0)
    - giving this thing a go..., 10/01 (0)
  - ► September (27)
    - One month from today, 09/29 (0)
    - goodbye...but only for now, 09/29 (0)
    - Adventures in Maasailand III, 09/27 (0)
    - Arrival thoughts, 09/27 (0)
    - waiting for dinner, 09/24 (0)
    - it was inevitable......, 09/24 (0)
    - Thoughts 6 Days Before Departure, 09/23 (0)
    - lunchtime, 09/23 (0)
    - just another day in peru, 09/23 (0)
    - long day, 09/22 (0)
    - best sleep of my life, 09/22 (0)
    - no altitude sickness...but altitude tiredness, 09/21 (0)
    - only got a few mins and a lot of great stories, 09/21 (0)
    - Cusco, 09/20 (0)
    - Made it to Lima!, 09/19 (0)
    - In Miami now..., 09/19 (0)
    - Travel Day, 09/19 (0)
    - Adventures in Maasailand II, 09/19 (0)
    - More thank you's...., 09/14 (0)
    - Here we go......, 09/14 (0)
    - Orientation Extravaganze, Part Deux, 09/13 (0)
    - Orientation Extravaganza, 09/12 (0)
    - Peru 2009, 09/10 (0)
    - Adventures in Maasailand I, 09/04 (0)
    - Back from India, 09/03 (0)
    - India Day 2, 09/02 (0)
    - Getting Busier, 09/02 (0)
  - ► August (32)
    - First few days in Yantai, 08/31 (0)
    - The Journal Begins!, 08/31 (0)
    - Arrival Palooza, 08/29 (0)
    - 12 hours till takeoff. , 08/28 (0)
    - Here I Go!, 08/28 (0)
    - Count down for Ethiopia - 63 nights , 08/26 (0)
    - South Island fun!(July 1st-20th), 08/21 (0)
    - Volcano adventures!(June 15th-July 1st), 08/21 (0)
    - Last 2 weeks with GVN!(June 1st-15th), 08/21 (0)
    - second week in NZ(May 7th-14th), 08/21 (0)
    - TO AFRICA AND BACK AGAIN, 08/20 (0)
    - Week 3, 08/18 (0)
    - Mission accomplished!, 08/17 (0)
    - Week Seven – Engagements in Canoa, 08/16 (0)
    - Week Six - Leaving Jatun Sacha, 08/16 (0)
    - Week Five - More Tales from the Jungle, 08/16 (0)
    - Klar til Rejsen / Ready to go, 08/12 (0)
    - solitude and kindness of strangers, 08/10 (0)
    - Shopaholic rediscovered!, 08/10 (0)
    - My new fave town, 08/08 (0)
    - Enfermo en Cusco, 08/07 (0)
    - Layover in Dublin, 08/07 (0)
    - All those things I forgot to mention!, 08/07 (0)
    - Thank you!, 08/06 (0)
    - Life as normal, (african style), 08/05 (0)
    - August 3, 2009, 08/03 (0)
    - Day One at Nairobi Childrens Orphange, 08/03 (0)
    - Happy Ending, 08/01 (0)
    - Goodbye Vietnam, 08/01 (0)
    - Hoi An again! , 08/01 (0)
    - Home !, 08/01 (0)
    - 8/1/09, 08/01 (0)
  - ► July (127)
    - Turi Kumwe!!!, 07/31 (0)
    - oldies out, newbies in!, 07/31 (0)
    - A Week of Giving!, 07/31 (0)
    - The Whole Pie, 07/30 (0)
    - BUSY!, 07/30 (0)
    - so much love in Vietnam, 07/30 (0)
    - On the way home..., 07/30 (0)
    - On a Crowded Bus, 07/28 (0)
    - Kibera, walking round Rongai and partying!, 07/28 (0)
    - TV excitement, 07/28 (0)
    - On our way, 07/27 (0)
    - Coming down the wire ...., 07/27 (0)
    - A DEAD CHICKEN, A BASKET OF CORN, AND THOU, 07/27 (0)
    - THE WHOLE TRUTH, 07/27 (0)
    - EWE JUSTICE, 07/27 (0)
    - OLD GHOSTS, 07/27 (0)
    - Baby Ray(the cow)!, 07/27 (0)
    - Hue (pronounced whey), 07/27 (0)
    - Busy playing "mom", 07/26 (0)
    - Week Four - Life at Jatun Sacha Continued, 07/25 (0)
    - Half Way Done, 07/24 (0)
    - End of the Trip, 07/24 (0)
    - VERY SHORT just to say..., 07/24 (0)
    - Eating crocodile and the kids, 07/24 (0)
    - Week 3 in Nairobi, 07/24 (0)
    - Pipeline IDP Kenya things are happening, 07/23 (0)
    - Badestrand: nu ogsaa i Peru!, 07/23 (0)
    - 1 week left at our placement, 07/23 (0)
    - summary as my time is coming to a close, 07/22 (0)
    - Time is flying, 07/22 (0)
    - Progress at Social Support, 07/21 (0)
    - Less than a week left, 07/21 (0)
    - Hanoi and Halong Bay, 07/21 (0)
    - Rain in Hanoi, 07/20 (0)
    - Preparing for Venda, 07/20 (0)
    - My first week, 07/20 (0)
    - Beautiful Mombassa, 07/20 (0)
    - Mombassa Coast, Indian Ocean, 07/19 (0)
    - Interesting Facts, 07/19 (0)
    - Just over 2 weeks in, 07/19 (0)
    - 7/20/09, 07/19 (0)
    - Discovering Hanoi, 07/19 (0)
    - ANOTHER SLICE OF LIFE IN ABUTIA-KLOE, GHANA, 07/18 (0)
    - GOING TO SCHOOL, 07/18 (0)
    - BEING NICE, 07/18 (0)
    - Assignment Details, 07/16 (0)
    - Home again home again..., 07/16 (0)
    - Machu Picchu, 07/16 (0)
    - The final steps...., 07/16 (0)
    - New in Nairobi, 07/16 (0)
    - VIII. THE JOB WE'RE DOING, 07/15 (0)
    - A SLICE OF LIFE IN KLOE, GHANA, 07/15 (0)
    - perfect Thursday, 07/15 (0)
    - 7/15/09, 07/15 (0)
    - Home safe...but sick, 07/15 (0)
    - Back-packing Birthday...., 07/15 (0)
    - From Gracias, 07/15 (0)
    - I will NOT be marrying a Maasai, although I did kiss a giraffe!, 07/15 (0)
    - Adios Honduras, 07/14 (0)
    - 8 weeks down, 07/14 (0)
    - Week Three - Life at Jatun Sacha, 07/14 (0)
    - Many Thanks and a Few Thoughts, 07/13 (0)
    - Too soon to say good bye, 07/13 (0)
    - Things I miss..., 07/13 (0)
    - Kokosdrinks, strand og strandet i lokal fiskerby.., 07/13 (0)
    - Its really happening, 07/13 (0)
    - Visiting the Maasai Mara National Park!, 07/13 (0)
    - Surprises, 07/12 (0)
    - Tomorrow, 07/12 (0)
    - First Day of School, 07/12 (0)
    - Travel bug! (and mosquitoes), 07/11 (0)
    - Hello from Ghana!, 07/11 (0)
    - Outward Bound, 07/11 (0)
    - Quang Ngai and My Lai, 07/10 (0)
    - Companionship...., 07/10 (0)
    - Mas, mas, mas!, 07/10 (0)
    - The spitting llamas, 07/09 (0)
    - I loove Tuy Hoa!, 07/09 (0)
    - Just a quick update!, 07/09 (0)
    - My Khe Beach, 07/09 (0)
    - 7/08/2009, 07/08 (0)
    - Getting Ready for India, 07/08 (0)
    - Strikes are much different here...., 07/08 (0)
    - Only 2 days left at the zoo :(, 07/08 (0)
    - all this and it´s only 10 am, 07/08 (0)
    - Animals roaming Nairobi, 07/08 (0)
    - I'm busy but alive!, 07/08 (0)
    - 8/07/09, 07/08 (0)
    - Vietnamese grocery shopping, 07/07 (0)
    - the children, 07/07 (0)
    - Delayed, 07/07 (0)
    - shopping and new friends, my favorite things, 07/07 (0)
    - first week, 07/07 (0)
    - To be titled..., 07/06 (0)
    - What an adventurous Sunday, 07/06 (0)
    - loving llamas, 07/06 (0)
    - Sikke en masse dansk lige pludselig!, 07/06 (0)
    - Last day in the States, 07/05 (0)
    - OUT OF AFRICA, 07/05 (0)
    - You're going where? .....Why?!?!, 07/05 (0)
    - ONE DAY... AHHH, 07/05 (0)
    - Our First Day!, 07/05 (0)
    - The end is nearing..., 07/05 (0)
    - The First Week, 07/05 (0)
    - Kenya - Gilgil IDP Camp, 07/04 (0)
    - Week Two - Cuenca, Puerto Lopez, Quito and Jatun Sacha, 07/04 (0)
    - Never a lack of excitement w/ us...., 07/04 (0)
    - made it!, 07/04 (0)
    - Feliz Cuatro de Julio, 07/04 (0)
    - Settling into Kenya life here in Rongai, 07/04 (0)
    - Touring Nairobi on my Saturday off!, 07/03 (0)
    - Touring on my Saturday off!, 07/03 (0)
    - A touring Saturday!, 07/03 (0)
    - Happy 4th of July from Hoi An!, 07/03 (0)
    - 3 and a bit weeks to go!, 07/03 (0)
    - First Month, 07/03 (0)
    - Here we go!, 07/03 (0)
    - Only a few hours left, 07/03 (0)
    - I arrived and I'm safe and sound!!!, 07/02 (0)
    - first day in githunguri, 07/02 (0)
    - Finally in Tuy Hoa!, 07/02 (0)
    - The summer is flying by, 07/02 (0)
    - Day 3!, 07/02 (0)
    - Getting ready to go to Rongai, 07/01 (0)
    - Motorbikes, 07/01 (0)
    - First day, 07/01 (0)
    - Ba Na Hill, 07/01 (0)
  - ► June (78)
    - Almost There...., 06/30 (0)
    - Day one in Kenya!, 06/30 (0)
    - I'm at Dubai airport!, 06/29 (0)
    - first impressions, 06/29 (0)
    - trains, 06/29 (0)
    - Oh my goodness!, 06/29 (0)
    - almost there, 06/29 (0)
    - Aghh we are going to the airport in 2 hrs!, 06/28 (0)
    - Leaving for Kenya tomorrow!, 06/28 (0)
    - GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!!!! , 06/28 (0)
    - Mwiza Cyane..., 06/28 (0)
    - Getting Excited, 06/28 (0)
    - Departing Tomorrow, 06/28 (0)
    - Week 3.. done and done., 06/28 (0)
    - the night before, 06/27 (0)
    - the night before, 06/27 (0)
    - Three Days Before I Leave, 06/27 (0)
    - Leaving Tomorrow!, 06/27 (0)
    - Week One - London, New York and Lima, 06/27 (0)
    - Mit foerste moede med los ladrones i Quito, 06/27 (0)
    - Leaving for Peru today!, 06/26 (0)
    - Jambo!, 06/26 (0)
    - 3 Days to go!!, 06/25 (0)
    - Week Four Already!, 06/24 (0)
    - On my way..., 06/24 (0)
    - I'm still super busy!, 06/24 (0)
    - some photos to share, 06/24 (0)
    - Regreso a quito, 06/23 (0)
    - III. IT'S ALL BEEN ACADEMIC, TILL NOW, 06/23 (0)
    - On the road, 06/22 (0)
    - I'm home, 06/22 (0)
    - Preparing for Vietnam!, 06/22 (0)
    - Frantic preparations for Vietnam, 06/21 (0)
    - off for Nepal in six days!, 06/21 (0)
    - Ethiopia in October, 06/21 (0)
    - Back in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno., 06/20 (0)
    - 10 days and off to Massailand!, 06/19 (0)
    - Volunteer Details- Leaving in a week!, 06/18 (0)
    - Peruvian Odyssey, 06/18 (0)
    - Getting ready for my trip!, 06/17 (0)
    - Week 3, 06/16 (0)
    - One month down, 06/16 (0)
    - I'm too busy to keep up with my days or my entries!, 06/15 (0)
    - Just a mirror for the sun, 06/15 (0)
    - Safari time...Sarah, 06/14 (0)
    - First week in Galapagos, 06/14 (0)
    - Regnskoven, 06/14 (0)
    - Final Days..., 06/11 (0)
    - Last Entry, 06/11 (0)
    - Been a while?, 06/11 (0)
    - The sad farewell and fund distribution...Sarah, 06/10 (0)
    - Umunsi gatandatu, karindwi, umunani na icyenda, 06/10 (0)
    - II. WHERE I'LL BE, WITH WHOM, DOING WHAT?, 06/10 (0)
    - Arrived in Venda & settled in!, 06/10 (0)
    - What Am I Doing Here? And Why Am I Going There? (to Ghana!), 06/09 (0)
    - First week..., 06/08 (0)
    - Rafting - Part 2, 06/07 (0)
    - Back to School...Ben, 06/07 (0)
    - Galapagos=TOMORROW!, 06/07 (0)
    - Strikes and Rafting, 06/06 (0)
    - 680 Hotel, 06/06 (0)
    - Week 1 in La Esperanza, 06/06 (0)
    - Umunsi Enye na Getanu, 06/06 (0)
    - Quito is full of life!, 06/04 (0)
    - Last Weekend, 06/04 (0)
    - Umunsi Gatatu, 06/04 (0)
    - Hola from Quito!, 06/04 (0)
    - last day tomorrow, 06/04 (0)
    - Time Marches On, 06/04 (0)
    - Umunsi Kabili, 06/03 (0)
    - Home again!, 06/02 (0)
    - We humans are such a fan of routine, 06/02 (0)
    - Umunsi Limwe, 06/02 (0)
    - Kikati! Hello!, 06/02 (0)
    - Downtown Nairobi, 06/02 (0)
    - We leave in the morning, 06/01 (0)
    - I've arrived!, 06/01 (0)
    - Good bye Tam Ky, 06/01 (0)
  - ► May (65)
    - Changing Plans, 05/31 (0)
    - IDP Camps and a weekend getaway...Sarah , 05/31 (0)
    - Vamos a la selva!, 05/31 (0)
    - Kwaherini!, 05/30 (0)
    - Trip to Coromandel!, 05/30 (0)
    - 24 hours, 05/29 (0)
    - Out in Godawari, 05/28 (0)
    - An afternoon in Gathunji...Sarah, 05/28 (0)
    - Building a House , 05/28 (0)
    - Getting used to Vietnam..., 05/28 (0)
    - quick update, 05/28 (0)
    - While I have free internet, 05/27 (0)
    - COUNTDOWN, 05/27 (0)
    - busy week, 05/26 (0)
    - The Irish Invasion, 05/26 (0)
    - Blog Test-run. 1 week to go., 05/26 (0)
    - Hey there!, 05/26 (0)
    - One down, one to go...Ben, 05/26 (0)
    - Cotopaxi!, 05/25 (0)
    - Viva Olimpia, 05/25 (0)
    - A morning in the life of ElShaddai...Sarah, 05/24 (0)
    - New Volunteer Placement, 05/23 (0)
    - First day in Vietnam, 05/23 (0)
    - 1/2 marathons and rafting and crater lakes oh my!, 05/23 (0)
    - Sorry it's a bit late, 05/22 (0)
    - Quito indtil videre, 05/22 (0)
    - Day 4?, 05/22 (0)
    - Life in Kenya, 05/22 (0)
    - Honduras!, 05/21 (0)
    - Tomorrow's the Day!, 05/21 (0)
    - Turen, 05/21 (0)
    - May 21, 2009 - Notakara (I'm happy), 05/20 (0)
    - Hello from Uganda!!, 05/20 (0)
    - almost a week, 05/18 (0)
    - Pokhara and Chitwan, 05/18 (0)
    - Adios, 05/18 (0)
    - May 18, 2009 - Venda life, 05/18 (0)
    - Gathanje, 05/18 (0)
    - Jambo from Kenya...Ben, 05/18 (0)
    - Finally Here, 05/17 (0)
    - Orientation...Sarah, 05/16 (0)
    - May 15, 2009 - I made it!, 05/15 (0)
    - Final Post, 05/14 (0)
    - Annapurna - part 3, 05/14 (0)
    - May 13, 2009 - Night before leaving, 05/13 (0)
    - And the Countdown Begins..., 05/13 (0)
    - A Persistent Feeling, 05/13 (0)
    - Annapurna Trek - part 2, 05/12 (0)
    - Almost "Go-Time"!, 05/12 (0)
    - This time tomorrow...Sarah, 05/11 (0)
    - Lovely Day in Eastbourne, 05/11 (0)
    - Annapurna Trek, 05/11 (0)
    - Leaving in two days!, 05/11 (0)
    - “Go slow – fast finish construction at work”, 05/10 (0)
    - Rainy Days, 05/10 (0)
    - A week in paradise, 05/10 (0)
    - First days of placement!, 05/07 (0)
    - Lamu, 05/07 (0)
    - Pre-Trip Blog, 05/07 (0)
    - First days at work!, 05/04 (0)
    - First days in NZ!, 05/04 (0)
    - Three weeks and counting!, 05/04 (0)
    - Making lives out of nothing, 05/04 (0)
    - The count down is on...Ben, 05/03 (0)
    - Arrived and doing well!, 05/01 (0)
  - ► April (42)
    - 1 month to go...., 04/30 (0)
    - 14 more days!, 04/29 (0)
    - Finding My Footing in the Mud, 04/28 (0)
    - Men and motorcycles, 04/28 (0)
    - Nepal, 04/26 (0)
    - End of placement, start of break, 04/25 (0)
    - Fundraising...Sarah, 04/25 (0)
    - Afterthoughts, 04/25 (0)
    - Elias the Farmer, 04/25 (0)
    - The Project III - Last Update, 04/25 (0)
    - Elections, health centres and new possibilities, 04/24 (0)
    - Kenya Slide show update!, 04/23 (0)
    - Dinner Fundraiser!, 04/23 (0)
    - Health and dentistry, 04/21 (0)
    - Week Three: Tam Ky and the hospital, 04/20 (0)
    - Kissed by a giraffe, 04/20 (0)
    - Days at the children's home, 04/17 (0)
    - What a day, 04/17 (0)
    - Courage's Home Village, 04/16 (0)
    - Easter Sunday, 04/16 (0)
    - Children's home continued..., 04/14 (0)
    - Halfway, 04/14 (0)
    - Out of the city - finally!, 04/13 (0)
    - Cheating Children, 04/13 (0)
    - First week of volunteering, 04/12 (0)
    - Animal Adventures in Africa, 04/11 (0)
    - The Real World, 04/10 (0)
    - Week Two: Hoi An and Tam Ky, 04/09 (0)
    - Elias the Philosopher - Short Reflection on Human Nature, 04/08 (0)
    - Cultural Festival, 04/08 (0)
    - The Project II - Update, 04/08 (0)
    - Cape Coast, 04/08 (0)
    - Volunteer Jobs at Klip Kop, 04/08 (0)
    - First Post, t - 6 weeks, 04/08 (0)
    - 5 weeks to go...Sarah, 04/07 (0)
    - Hiking Kisoro, 04/07 (0)
    - China, 04/06 (0)
    - Back in Gathanji, 04/06 (0)
    - Bistachap, 04/05 (0)
    - Local Cuisine , 04/02 (0)
    - Meeting the volunteers, 04/01 (0)
    - Week One in Da Nang and Tam Ky, 04/01 (0)
  - ► March (60)
    - 4 Weeks to go!, 03/31 (0)
    - Wli Falls, 03/30 (0)
    - Taking a goat for a ride, 03/30 (0)
    - In the heat of the night, 03/30 (0)
    - A Holy Day of Sights, 03/30 (0)
    - 1 month! and a crazy week to boot.., 03/29 (0)
    - Maasai burns!, 03/29 (0)
    - 03/27 (0)
    - First Adventures, 03/27 (0)
    - Reflections of a volunteer in Tam Ky, 03/26 (0)
    - Goodbye Tam Ky Hello Ha Noi, 03/26 (0)
    - Two sleeps to go!, 03/26 (0)
    - The Project, 03/25 (0)
    - My first Night, 03/25 (0)
    - Elias in the village, Welcome (Woezo!) ceremony, 03/25 (0)
    - My roommates, 03/25 (0)
    - Adaklu-Have, my new home, 03/25 (0)
    - March 22, The City of Ho , 03/25 (0)
    - First night in Accra, 03/25 (0)
    - March 21, The Flight, 03/25 (0)
    - Arrival in Kathmandu, 03/25 (0)
    - Hong Kong, 03/24 (0)
    - All roads lead to the Salar de Uyuni...., 03/24 (0)
    - Bolivia....Que Lindo! , 03/23 (0)
    - Weekend @ Amboseli, 03/23 (0)
    - Aventuras, 03/22 (0)
    - Wildlife in Crisis Center, 03/21 (0)
    - Week at Wildlife Crisis Center, 03/21 (0)
    - First Time for Everything, 03/21 (0)
    - Around Tam Ky, 03/20 (0)
    - Week 3, 03/20 (0)
    - Week 2, 03/20 (0)
    - Photo mixup, 03/18 (0)
    - Beans, beans and more beans, 03/18 (0)
    - New Zealand, 03/17 (0)
    - About the Author..., 03/17 (0)
    - Third week in Tam Ky, 03/17 (0)
    - Photos from Tam Ky, 03/14 (0)
    - Being a carnivore in Kenya, 03/13 (0)
    - Quick update on the little sick girl, 03/12 (0)
    - Monkeys and marriage proposals, 03/11 (0)
    - Randall In Vietnam, 03/11 (0)
    - Mud, wrestling and all that comes along., 03/11 (0)
    - Build a bridge and get over it., 03/10 (0)
    - Returning, 03/10 (0)
    - 3 1/2 months to go..., 03/10 (0)
    - Thank-yous before I go, 03/10 (0)
    - Welcome!, 03/09 (0)
    - Tam Ky - 100,000 Vietnamese 7 Westerners, 03/08 (0)
    - Cyndie Lauper, 03/08 (0)
    - Klipkop Nature Reserve-I'm here, 03/07 (0)
    - 1st week, 03/07 (0)
    - Adios Cusco!, 03/06 (0)
    - Jambo, 03/05 (0)
    - Inca Jungle Trek...Mojado!!, 03/05 (0)
    - A little sick girl, 03/04 (0)
    - Beach Clean-up at Turakirae Beach, 03/04 (0)
    - Starting work in Tam Ky, 03/02 (0)
    - Not quite Alberta beef..., 03/02 (0)
    - Well at least I'm something official!, 03/01 (0)
  - ► February (25)
    - Tam Ky at last, 02/28 (0)
    - On the road again..., 02/28 (0)
    - Ready to Go, 02/25 (0)
    - Saying "good-bye" to Venda people, 02/24 (0)
    - My Birthday Safari, 02/20 (0)
    - Canyons y Convents!, 02/20 (0)
    - The 'Picch, 02/20 (0)
    - One week to go at Dzindi Primary School in Venda, 02/19 (0)
    - Nairobi's Children's Home, 02/18 (0)
    - To Eat or not to Eat? Worms or Catarpillars, 02/13 (0)
    - Africa: whatever you thought, think again!, 02/11 (0)
    - Amka HIV/AIDS, 02/11 (0)
    - Nearing the end ..., 02/11 (0)
    - Preparations, 02/10 (0)
    - New Zealand update, 02/09 (0)
    - Sexy Woman!, 02/09 (0)
    - Afternoon thoughts, 02/07 (0)
    - A Scotsman, a Kikuyu, and a Masai ..., 02/06 (0)
    - Latest update..., 02/04 (0)
    - Culture shock to culture surprise!, 02/04 (0)
    - Nga Manu, 02/03 (0)
    - First post, 02/03 (0)
    - American Jergas, 02/03 (0)
    - 25 bob', 02/03 (0)
    - I'm here, 02/01 (0)
  - ► January (44)
    - Hope., 01/31 (0)
    - My Upcoming Trip!, 01/31 (0)
    - TEFL, 01/28 (0)
    - Our final days in Kenya..., 01/25 (0)
    - Lessons: learning., 01/24 (0)
    - (3) Prayer Team and Fight to End Child Poverty, 01/24 (0)
    - Dining in Kenya, 01/23 (0)
    - Week 6 - from dire to delicious... and the tan fades :(, 01/23 (0)
    - D day and b'day at the orphanage, 01/22 (0)
    - Here in Venda, South Africa, 01/21 (0)
    - Arrived in South Africa, 01/21 (0)
    - The Adventure Begins, 01/21 (0)
    - Saved and wasted lives, 01/21 (0)
    - Week 5 - what Lars inspired!, 01/20 (0)
    - Week 4 continued!, 01/20 (0)
    - Lago Titicaca, 01/19 (0)
    - Doctors visits and the hospital..., 01/18 (0)
    - Nairobi, matatus and escaping the city, 01/16 (0)
    - 1/13/09, 01/13 (0)
    - Kibera, 01/13 (0)
    - Last day :(, 01/12 (0)
    - Life on the farm, 01/12 (0)
    - Week 4 - mini version of events!, 01/11 (0)
    - Well here's something new, 01/09 (0)
    - St Mary's, 01/09 (0)
    - 1/8/2009, 01/08 (0)
    - I'e arrived at the Children's Shelter!, 01/08 (0)
    - Wonjiko, 01/07 (0)
    - (1) Preparation, 01/07 (0)
    - The orphanage, 01/07 (0)
    - 1/6/2008, 01/06 (0)
    - Day Two, 01/06 (0)
    - Week 3 - the week off!!! With Julia! yay!, 01/05 (0)
    - First day :), 01/05 (0)
    - Churchs and salons, 01/04 (0)
    - Christmas and New Year adventures, 01/04 (0)
    - Millicent, 01/03 (0)
    - Starting tomorrow!, 01/03 (0)
    - From Nairobi to Nyeri, 01/02 (0)
    - From Nairobi with love, 01/02 (0)
    - Alive and kicking, 01/02 (0)
    - Hey everyone!, 01/01 (0)
    - IN KENYA!, 01/01 (0)
    - Kenya, 01/01 (0)
- ► 2008 (289)
  - ► December (42)
    - Safe and Sound.., 12/30 (0)
    - 20 Dec 2008, 12/29 (0)
    - Update, 12/28 (0)
    - Week 2 - turtles and more tanning, 12/28 (0)
    - Last minute details.., 12/28 (0)
    - Merry Christmas!, 12/27 (0)
    - 12/27/2008, 12/27 (0)
    - December 27th :) , 12/26 (0)
    - Caitlin's first journal post before Kenya!, 12/26 (0)
    - Merry Christmas! , 12/24 (0)
    - Almost halfway!, 12/23 (0)
    - Laundry Day!! , 12/23 (0)
    - Week 1 - the project, 12/20 (0)
    - Week 1, 12/20 (0)
    - Pictures!! , 12/19 (0)
    - Teaching :), 12/18 (0)
    - My KIDS!! , 12/16 (0)
    - Mosquito Girl, 12/15 (0)
    - Thanks for all your support, 12/15 (0)
    - Getting ready.., 12/15 (0)
    - Time is going so fast!, 12/15 (0)
    - Finally here :), 12/13 (0)
    - Preparing, 12/13 (0)
    - Getting close..., 12/13 (0)
    - Jambo!, 12/13 (0)
    - Support, 12/11 (0)
    - Getting ready to leave, 12/11 (0)
    - Really???? So, funny story..., 12/11 (0)
    - Preparing for Kenya, 12/11 (0)
    - Debbie Downer, 12/10 (0)
    - Leaving Ghana, 12/09 (0)
    - 11 days, 12/07 (0)
    - Saturday boredom..., 12/06 (0)
    - Home and missing the babies!, 12/05 (0)
    - One Week left., 12/04 (0)
    - Week Two..., 12/02 (0)
    - South Africa Information, 12/02 (0)
    - Information, 12/02 (0)
    - Things I won't miss, 12/01 (0)
    - Things I will miss, 12/01 (0)
    - 10 days to departure, 12/01 (0)
    - Welcome , 12/01 (0)
  - ► November (22)
    - Emergency Leave, 11/29 (0)
    - Week 4 has come and gone....unlike the rain, 11/27 (0)
    - I made it!...one week down, 11/23 (0)
    - Week 3 and still enjoying it, 11/20 (0)
    - 20 November - Part 2, 11/19 (0)
    - 20 November - Part One, 11/19 (0)
    - Claire, the roadwarrior, 11/18 (0)
    - Washing day, my favourite time of the week!, 11/18 (0)
    - A reason to be grateful, 11/18 (0)
    - Chow time!, 11/18 (0)
    - Day before..., 11/15 (0)
    - Week 2 just flew by!, 11/13 (0)
    - Up North... T.I.A., 11/10 (0)
    - Visitors, 11/10 (0)
    - GOD BLESS AMERICA, 11/10 (0)
    - Sisters, 11/10 (0)
    - Trust Thy Neighbor, 11/10 (0)
    - First week of volunteering over in a flash!, 11/09 (0)
    - Double click on the blue Post Title to get full story, 11/06 (0)
    - Another day in Uganda - Village of Kyazanga, 11/03 (0)
    - halloween... and mom don't kill me when you read this. , 11/02 (0)
    - day two of training, 11/02 (0)
  - ► October (57)
    - Living in Thamel, 10/31 (0)
    - Friday PM, 10/30 (0)
    - Hello from Singapore, 10/30 (0)
    - Expect the Unexpected & Live life to the fullest, 10/29 (0)
    - Welcome to Paradise, 10/28 (0)
    - Illnarooj, Maasailand, Kenya, 10/28 (0)
    - Arrived in Da Nang, 10/28 (0)
    - Exorcism in the Village, 10/28 (0)
    - Count Down, 10/28 (0)
    - Making a break through, 10/28 (0)
    - The Beach!, 10/28 (0)
    - The worst day, The best day, and the last day., 10/28 (0)
    - 28 October 2008, 10/27 (0)
    - Packing for Cambodia: clothes, 10/25 (0)
    - Packing for Cambodia: essential items, 10/25 (0)
    - Lucia's Birthday, 10/23 (0)
    - Gift Day, 10/23 (0)
    - Safari and Village Life, 10/23 (0)
    - volta region and BOOKS!, 10/22 (0)
    - Anxious to start, 10/22 (0)
    - Finally here on Uganda soil, 10/21 (0)
    - Friday the 17th, 10/20 (0)
    - Last days in San Jose, 10/20 (0)
    - Nairobi and Kibera, 10/18 (0)
    - Teaching: the joys and the complete misunderstandings , 10/17 (0)
    - A few words on animals, 10/17 (0)
    - All Prayers Answered!, 10/16 (0)
    - VOLSET and Ntenjeru, 10/16 (0)
    - San Jose2, 10/14 (0)
    - 14 October 2008, 10/14 (0)
    - Last Days with Youth League, 10/13 (0)
    - San Jose, 10/13 (0)
    - Safari , 10/12 (0)
    - A Cultural Day!, 10/12 (0)
    - 1 month down, 2 to go!, 10/12 (0)
    - October 10-12, 10/12 (0)
    - Schildkroeten Autopsie, 10/10 (0)
    - It's friday!, 10/10 (0)
    - My class, 10/09 (0)
    - What you think is what you become., 10/09 (0)
    - The Final Days are Near, 10/09 (0)
    - Independence Day, 10/08 (0)
    - Jukwa, 10/08 (0)
    - Worship, 10/08 (0)
    - home sweet home, 10/08 (0)
    - Rwanda, 10/08 (0)
    - Jambo, 10/07 (0)
    - Testing, 10/07 (0)
    - damn it, 10/05 (0)
    - A GREAT WEEK!, 10/04 (0)
    - Bonjour au Quebec :), 10/03 (0)
    - Elizabeth House, 10/03 (0)
    - Jambo from Kenya to Canada, 10/02 (0)
    - Everything is so new. , 10/02 (0)
    - 2 October 2008, 10/02 (0)
    - Jambo, 10/02 (0)
    - Your a Good Student, 10/01 (0)
  - ► September (49)
    - Pazifikkueste, 09/30 (0)
    - Hello Again!, 09/30 (0)
    - Balloon Surfin Safari!, 09/29 (0)
    - Rafting The Nile!, 09/29 (0)
    - I'm almost there, 09/28 (0)
    - Murchison Falls, 09/28 (0)
    - Obama, 09/26 (0)
    - 28 Sept 08, 09/26 (0)
    - mehr schildkroeten, 09/26 (0)
    - Outreach Day 1, 09/25 (0)
    - weekly update, 09/24 (0)
    - Weekend in Nakuru, 09/24 (0)
    - Life's hard, get creative, 09/24 (0)
    - Drums galore! , 09/23 (0)
    - Sipi Falls, 09/23 (0)
    - My African Life, 09/22 (0)
    - 22 September, 09/22 (0)
    - You are welcome., 09/21 (0)
    - El_Shaddai Orphanage, my new home, 09/21 (0)
    - Divine Mercy Primary, 09/20 (0)
    - Schildkroeten!, 09/20 (0)
    - One month till touch down, 09/20 (0)
    - Kenya so Far, 09/19 (0)
    - Jesus and futbol, 09/19 (0)
    - I made it!!!, 09/18 (0)
    - Here!, 09/16 (0)
    - Medasse, 09/16 (0)
    - I am here!, 09/16 (0)
    - Welcome to Kenya!!, 09/16 (0)
    - Getting Started!!, 09/15 (0)
    - Living in Phnom Penh, 09/14 (0)
    - Visit to Kratie, 09/14 (0)
    - Brushing my teeth, 09/13 (0)
    - Noch zwei Nächte, 09/12 (0)
    - An obroni, a proposal, and thanks, 09/12 (0)
    - Countdown!!!!, 09/12 (0)
    - Countdown, 09/11 (0)
    - Welcome to Ghana, 09/10 (0)
    - Count down - 42 days, 09/09 (0)
    - seeing if this thing works.., 09/09 (0)
    - First day in Tema with my new best friend Ernest, 09/09 (0)
    - Day two, 09/09 (0)
    - Packing and thinking, 09/08 (0)
    - this is me, Pre-Ghana, 09/05 (0)
    - Just testing!, 09/05 (0)
    - Leaving Soon!, 09/05 (0)
    - Messages from Vietnam, 09/03 (0)
    - Countdown, 09/01 (0)
    - one week and counting, 09/01 (0)
  - ► August (5)
    - Getting ready to leave, 08/31 (0)
    - visitor from Maasailand, 08/31 (0)
    - Ready to Roam, 08/27 (0)
    - Months before I leave for Uganda, 08/27 (0)
    - 10 sleeps to go..., 08/15 (0)
  - ► July (12)
    - Peru, Bolivia & Darn Altitude, 07/17 (0)
    - Maravilloso Machu Picchu, 07/11 (0)
    - Final (Peru) countdown, 07/11 (0)
    - Mysteries and Mossies, 07/10 (0)
    - Bistichaap, Nepal, 07/08 (0)
    - ruth thompson, 07/07 (0)
    - My perspective on Cusco, 07/06 (0)
    - USAOK, 07/02 (0)
    - Conversations with Foreigners-, 07/02 (0)
    - Magnificent Machu Picchu, 07/02 (0)
    - Kathmandu, Nepal, 07/01 (0)
    - Locos and Peligrosos, 07/01 (0)
  - ► June (32)
    - Can't Stop Living , 06/30 (0)
    - ruth thompson, 06/28 (0)
    - Rishikesh, 06/28 (0)
    - Inti Raymi, numb bums & gripe, 06/28 (0)
    - The Last Day, 06/27 (0)
    - Safari Weekend, 06/26 (0)
    - Cuy & Flight of the Conchords, 06/26 (0)
    - A night out and a Ugandan BBQ, 06/25 (0)
    - Me 'n Tarzan, 06/25 (0)
    - Delhi/Jaipur/Ranthambhore, 06/24 (0)
    - Traveling and culture, 06/23 (0)
    - Connect the Dots, 06/20 (0)
    - Losing Children, Losing Money, 06/19 (0)
    - Really only day 3 in Cusco?, 06/18 (0)
    - Elizabeth House, 06/17 (0)
    - Senorita Rosita, 06/16 (0)
    - Paddle Through, 06/15 (0)
    - First week of teaching, 06/14 (0)
    - So far so good, 06/14 (0)
    - This is a cat. , 06/12 (0)
    - ruth thompson, 06/12 (0)
    - 17 minutes.... really!?! , 06/10 (0)
    - Andahuaylillas, 06/09 (0)
    - Trip to Kratie Province, 06/08 (0)
    - On the eve of the adventure..., 06/08 (0)
    - The Itsy Bitsy Spider, 06/07 (0)
    - ruth thompson, 06/05 (0)
    - Casa Familia, 06/04 (0)
    - ruth thompson, 06/02 (0)
    - Anticipation, 06/02 (0)
    - ruth thompson, 06/01 (0)
    - Almost one week in Cambodia, 06/01 (0)
  - ► May (11)
    - ruth thompson, 05/30 (0)
    - Rochelle Trail , 05/27 (0)
    - ruth thompson, 05/26 (0)
    - ruth thompson, 05/24 (0)
    - Cambodia, 05/24 (0)
    - I just cant stay away, 05/23 (0)
    - Last Log, 05/22 (0)
    - Ruining Babies, 05/16 (0)
    - Yaks and yetis..., 05/13 (0)
    - Elephants and rhinos..., 05/11 (0)
    - Making friends in India, 05/01 (0)
  - ► April (10)
    - Log #3, 04/30 (0)
    - Safari, 04/29 (0)
    - ruth thompson, 04/25 (0)
    - A sudden end to volunteering, 04/23 (0)
    - Log #2, 04/18 (0)
    - I'm still alive, 04/17 (0)
    - Preparation, 04/12 (0)
    - Decisions, 04/11 (0)
    - Log #1, 04/09 (0)
    - a short history of everything., 04/02 (0)
  - ► March (20)
    - saying good-bye, 03/31 (0)
    - Trees and Rain, 03/28 (0)
    - my kids, 03/27 (0)
    - Weather & people changing, 03/26 (0)
    - Holi, 03/23 (0)
    - Placement Over , 03/22 (0)
    - Getting the Rhythm, 03/22 (0)
    - Pokhara, 03/21 (0)
    - Maybe I'll get home, maybe not, 03/20 (0)
    - Charity Nepal+shenannigans, 03/20 (0)
    - Chitwan, 03/19 (0)
    - A Weekend in Quito, 03/16 (0)
    - As volunteers move on, 03/15 (0)
    - "Your hair looks like noodles", 03/13 (0)
    - 2 weeks in..., 03/13 (0)
    - Women's Day, 03/12 (0)
    - Conflicted feelings, 03/11 (0)
    - here we go ..., 03/11 (0)
    - Sivaratri, 03/08 (0)
    - Experiencing the most, 03/04 (0)
  - ► February (10)
    - Stepping out the door, 02/27 (0)
    - Before i go..., 02/26 (0)
    - Community Maintenance Update, 02/14 (0)
    - The End., 02/13 (0)
    - One love, streams, sails, etc., 02/08 (0)
    - more Chirstchurch, 02/06 (0)
    - South Island, 02/04 (0)
    - Kathmandu Training -Update, 02/03 (0)
    - Highlights, 02/02 (0)
    - Guessing Game., 02/01 (0)
  - ► January (19)
    - Dead possums and rat poison., 01/29 (0)
    - Weekend off, 01/27 (0)
    - Maoris, sun, and sailing, 01/25 (0)
    - Seven. Seven seals., 01/24 (0)
    - Wind and Rain, 01/23 (0)
    - Raking the woods. Yes., 01/22 (0)
    - Playa Buena vista, 01/20 (0)
    - Night/day off, 01/19 (0)
    - And more..., 01/18 (0)
    - First days of work, 01/17 (0)
    - Phil Vince, 01/15 (0)
    - Wellington!, 01/15 (0)
    - Auckland, 01/14 (0)
    - First days, 01/13 (0)
    - En San Jose, 01/12 (0)
    - About to leave..., 01/11 (0)
    - Spanish - Whew!!, 01/10 (0)
    - I made it!!!!, 01/07 (0)
    - Getting Ready, 01/05 (0)
- ► 2007 (59)
  - ► December (10)
    - Lasting impressions, 12/23 (0)
    - Week 12 - Semana Doce - adios, 12/19 (0)
    - Not going home just yet!, 12/16 (0)
    - Divine symmetry, 12/15 (0)
    - Congal revisited..., 12/14 (0)
    - Adventures in Quito, 12/12 (0)
    - Week 11 - Semana Once, 12/12 (0)
    - Catching up in Quito, 12/07 (0)
    - Week 10 - Semana Diez, 12/05 (0)
    - Quick update from Congal, 12/01 (0)
  - ► November (11)
    - Week 9 - Semana Nueve, 11/26 (0)
    - Dia de la no violencia, 11/23 (0)
    - Week 8 - Semana Ocho, 11/20 (0)
    - At home in the mangroves, 11/17 (0)
    - Here I go again on my own..., 11/15 (0)
    - Ciao Galapagos - Te amo!, 11/14 (0)
    - Week 7 - Semana Siete, 11/13 (0)
    - O happy day, 11/12 (0)
    - Listos Chicos! Back to work, 11/06 (0)
    - Week 6 - Semana Seis, 11/06 (0)
    - State of arms, 11/02 (0)
  - ► October (10)
    - Week 5 - Semana Cinco, 10/30 (0)
    - Almost, but not quite, 10/28 (0)
    - Hang ten, Dudes!, 10/26 (0)
    - Week 4 - Semana Quatro, 10/24 (0)
    - From above & below, 10/20 (0)
    - Week 3 - Semana Tres, 10/15 (0)
    - Wandering in Quito, 10/14 (0)
    - To sleep or not to sleep?, 10/13 (0)
    - Attention & Intention, 10/11 (0)
    - Week 2 - Semana Dos, 10/08 (0)
  - ► September (1)
    - Week 1 - Semana Una, 09/30 (0)
  - ► August (6)
    - Last day in TamKy, 08/29 (0)
    - Buon Ma Thout and Pleiku trip, 08/27 (0)
    - My volunteering in Tam Ky, 08/17 (0)
    - My last day in Quang Ngai, 08/16 (0)
    - My time in Quang Ngai, 08/15 (0)
    - adios nz...., 08/10 (0)
  - ► July (5)
    - Last week in Hue, 07/28 (0)
    - Final week in Hue, 07/27 (0)
    - From Hue to Heaven, 07/23 (0)
    - More special time in Hue, 07/16 (0)
    - Making progress in Hue, 07/15 (0)
  - ► June (5)
    - Almost time to leave..., 06/26 (0)
    - I'm melting., 06/21 (0)
    - from Hua Hin, 06/16 (0)
    - knee deep in bear poo., 06/11 (0)
    - Hot and sweaty., 06/03 (0)
  - ► May (4)
    - One Week..., 05/25 (0)
    - It's all over :(, 05/18 (0)
    - Back in Manila, 05/15 (0)
    - Nepa, Nepa and more Nepa!, 05/05 (0)
  - ► April (3)
    - Orientation Day 1, 04/21 (0)
    - Hello from Manila!, 04/19 (0)
    - Angela Weastell, 04/06 (0)
  - ► March (2)
    - Getting things started, 03/31 (0)
    - Angela Weastell, 03/28 (0)
  - ► February (1)
    - Angela Weastell, 02/16 (0)
  - ► January (1)
    - Angela Weastell, 01/27 (0)
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