4 January 2011- A New Year So, to catch you up… 2010 went out like a lion! I had a robbery experience which ended with me losing everything: computer, cell phone, clothes, hiking backpack, 10 year old Nalgene L It was an experience which I wish upon no one, and hope to never have again. I am now at a heightened security and seem to trust less people who I pass on the street, a feeling I don't like but can't control. After that I went to my village only be st...

November 5, 2010 - a story from the road As told by a Romanian engineer--- I was kidnapped once. You see I was working in Nigeria building bridges in remote areas and found myself in-between two sides of an ongoing feud. The river, impassible at the time of my arrival, stood as a barrier between two warring tribes. I didn't know this when I took to job, but found it as just one more hurdle to working in a developing country. The people I was working with wante...

October 5, 2010 Coming to America I am tying up lose ends for my trip to America, and have found more strings than I expected. Thankfully, I am only going to be out of my village for a month (something I have done before) cause I fear what would happen to my projects if much more time was taken. Most things can stand on their own, and while I feel confident that the results will continue after I have long since ended my service; I fear that the periodic meeting...

October 5, 2010 Coming to America I am tying up lose ends for my trip to America, and have found more strings than I expected. Thankfully, I am only going to be out of my village for a month (something I have done before) cause I fear what would happen to my projects if much more time was taken. Most things can stand on their own, and while I feel confident that the results will continue after I have long since ended my service; I fear that the periodic meeting...

16 September 2010- Adventure in the Bay and Nyika As usual I found myself out of site for an adventure with other volunteers. It seems that at least once a month I have discovered something to do while out restocking and rejuvenating mentally. This time I had two events which I combined into one outing seeing as it's difficult to get out of site in the first place. First, I met up with Julia and Jeremy for a night in Chikwina and then a weekend in NkhataBay...