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Aug 3, 2009

Johannesburg, South Africa

Hey! How is everyone?What is going on in the rest of the world?I watched about an hour of TV today, the first since I left the US, and CNN Asia news kept telling me that there was terror all over the world basically.Not fun. So today we woke up at 6:30 for a freezing cold 7am game drive.Last night we heard a lot of hippo commotion that I…

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Shannon Burkey
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Johannesburg, South Africa

Yay Africa! I will be staying in Windhoek, Namibia and traveling throughout South Africa and Namibia. July 6th- August 5th!

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Aug 3, 2009

Johannesburg, South Africa

Hey! How is everyone?What is going on in the rest of the world?I watched about an hour of TV today, the first since I left the US, and CNN Asia news kept telling me that there was terror all o…

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Aug 2, 2009

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Elephants!!!!And Lions JLast night we woke up around 1:55 am to lots of snorting impala.The impala stay on the grounds at night usually not very far from our front door.They were snorting beca…

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Aug 1, 2009

Imbabala, Zimbabwe

Monkeys, spiders, and elephants oh my!!!And no, not spider monkeys.I am enjoying everything about Imbabala except the spiders.Most of you know that I hate spiders and if you didn't now you do.…

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Jul 31, 2009

Imbabala, Zimbabwe

Today was a long, but very fun and informative day.This morning we woke up early to catch our 9:45am flight to Zimbabwe.They still won't let me get American money so I don't know how I'm going…

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Jul 30, 2009

Windhoek, Namibia

Engaipe~Today was so sad!!I went into work this morning to say my last goodbyes to my students and the other teachers.Peter taught the first 3 periods as I circulated around helping students.I…

julia!! hey shan wanted to see how you were doing!! seems like you are having a wonderful time and i am going to go to a baseball game with my church buddies tomorrow so i am lookin forward to that!! and guess what i got a harry potter wand that lights up... isnt that cool!! well gotta go love you!! julia

Aug 4, 2009 on the message board

Uncle Brian Hi Shannon. Sounds like you are having the time of your life. I am envious and so very happy for you as well as extremely proud of you. Say Hi to your mom. Lot's of love. PS.....have you tried to explain hockey?

Aug 2, 2009 on the message board

Kevin It sounds like you are getting the start of the masters of PhD project going there well have fun on the rest of your trip.

Jul 29, 2009 on the message board

Erin No baby yet for me! 5 more weeks!!!

Jul 26, 2009 on the message board

Kevin Wow that thing with Paul today pissed me off. If you need I know of some places where I can find some sources about how all of that stuff is fake. Anyway have fun on the rest of your trip.

Jul 25, 2009 on the message board

Dave A whole platter in 3 minutes. Not bad. I see this all the time with musicians and free food. It sounded like it was good. (By the way, is their food hot and spicy the way I like it?) We're all fine back here. Got some much needed rain over the past few days. Hope you're still having a good time.

Jul 23, 2009 on the message board

Dave Good to hear from you again. Tomato sauce huh? I'll bet it did taste like ketchup. I remember when I was in Australia they called ketchup tomato sauce too. The crazy part was that when you went to Hungry Jack's, their Burger King-same logo, they charged me 10 cents for each packet of tomato sauce. Crazy huh? As I said before, the stuff we take for granted. At least we get free ketchup!

Jul 20, 2009 on the message board

Julia hey shan, got back from the mission trip!!! it was so much and i became one of the descendents og GOD!! i learned his wrod within me!! yay!!! well c ya soon !!!

Jul 18, 2009 on the message board

David Piecka Shan, Tell your students WVU is supposed to be a party school. If you don't believe me, look at all the charred furniture on the streets.(Joke) Penn State is not too far behind. (Another joke) On the other hand, Pitt didn't fare so badly after the super bowl either. The University of....... you get the picture. On the serious side, iconic news anchorman, Walter Cronkite, passed away today after a long illness. Here at home, we finally got some rain and the hot tub is fixed. Julia will be home in about an hour and a half after her long, busy week. Keep writin', we're readin'.

Jul 18, 2009 on the message board

Kevin I hope you are having fun and learning a lot, it sounds like you are. I was just wondering how your mom's research or project was going? Anyway enjoy and as everyone else has said make sure you take lots of pictures!

Jul 17, 2009 on the message board

Julia i am soooooo jealous!! take lots of pics!! i like scenery!!! glad ur having fun there!!! love julia

Jul 10, 2009 on the message board

Erin I hope you're having fun! We're holding down the fort in USC, but we miss you! Take lots of pictures! <3 Erin

Jul 9, 2009 on the message board

David Piecka This is neat. Now I can not only read about your experiences but see them as well. How long has this website been around? I'll make sure I look at this everyday. In the meantime, enjoy. Dave

Jul 9, 2009 on the message board

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Dakar, Senegal 06-Jul-2009
Johannesburg, South Africa 07-Jul-2009
Windhoek, Namibia 08-Jul-2009
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe 31-Jul-2009
Johanessburg, South Africa 03-Aug-2009
Dakar, Senegal 04-Aug-2009
Airport, Washington D.C. 05-Aug-2009
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 05-Aug-2009