4 May 2010Wersquore all jazzed up about our recent trip to visit Sandy and Justine in central Maewo. The four of us also joined with six volunteers from other islands a grand total of ten volunteers. It was a good thing there were so many of us as we were helping Sandy and Justine put on a four day Kamp GLOW BILD for the youth in their area. These camps address issues like leadership comm

Hi everyone Today has been one of those days here when I could do without people talking about me in Korean without telling me what they are saying or the constant stares from passerbys. In Korea you quickly learn that the word for 'foreigner' is WAYGUK and it can often be heard no matter where you are. From kids form adults anyone Sometimes it gets to me and other times it doesn't but I seri

So after a dodgy start in Sydney I had a great timeIts an awesome city seems to have everything from shopping to great views and plenty of things to do. Its got an awesome feel to it very friendly and I thought quite chic in places. Although it did rain for almost the entire duration of my stay My first full day there I got the ferry over to Manly to visit a friend. The ferry was fab it

Temp 29 degreesWe got up before 930am because they have a free breakfast on here the the hotel. We had showers and made our way on the subway to Battery park to catch the Ferry out to the Statue of Liberty. It was already quite warm by this time especially on the train. Luckily we had prebooked midday tickets as the line was massive it went in loops through battery park. We got on and over to

When I think of the Netherlands NL I think of tall skinny buildings and canals. There certainly is a lot of each but what struck me the most is the bicycles. They are everywhere. There are more people on bikes in Amsterdam than in cars. The sidewalks are all quite wide with a slightly different surface on half. That is for bikes. If a bike lane isn't part of the sidewalk there is one on th

HiThis morning after leaving West Virginia we got into Virginia of course. We drove and about two pm we pulled over in Staunton Va. and took a nap at the local Walmart now you know why the blog isnrsquot getting done we are so exhausted by the time we check into our hotel room at night.Later about 430 pm we finally got into Washington D.C. and one of the first things we saw that we re

Im in Darwin for a few days thats all i can bare the humidity is at 90 and the mosquito's are out to get meJust spent a couple of days in Kakadu National park swimming in waterfalls and cliff jumping into plunge pools. It is so beautiful really tropical rainforest's eagles weird bugs the lot. We went on a crocodile spotting boat trip and tried not to squash any frogs as we walked it is

Ever since I started planning this trip I have been looking forward to Halong Bay a Unesco World Heritage site due to its approx 2000 pinnacleshaped limestone and dolomite rocks or small islands sticking up out of the bay. According to legend per DK Eyewitness Travel Guides the bay was formed when a gigantic dragon ha long means descending dragon plunged into the Gulf of Tonkin and cre

HiThe Hotel is awesome we got up early and took a taxi to the Holocaust Museum. Pam Julia stayed in line and Heidi Rylan walked over to the Washington Monument and stood in line and got tickets to go up around 1230pm then walked back to the Holocaust Museum where the others were. At 10am we went into the Museum and learned tons Julia said ldquoGrandma my heart is heavy.rdquo Which comp

Wednesday 26 MayWell here we are in Athens after a routine flight with BA. Our 767 was completely full. We flew across the northern part of France right across Germany could pick out the Rhine River and then across a broad stretch of the Alps crossing Austria and then the Balkan States. Greece looked very dry from the air but pictureque with its many islands. Athens looked a sea of whit

Ok65292this is the second time I am writing this entry12290 Not sure what happened to the first one but it is gone12290For this entry I will fill you in on the trip from Nepal into China 65288Tibet65289 and the side trip to Mt Everest basecamp12290 I am currently in a town halfway between Mt Everest and Lhasa12290 Sorry I do not have my map handy and do not remember the name

HiWe started our day by getting really neat pictures out of our 9th floor window. We checked out and went to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. We ate at the largest McDonalds we had ever seen in our lives on one side it had four kitchens and on the other side of the room the same and a McDonaldrsquos dessert station. We spent a couple of hours at the museum had fun took pictures

first stop cervanties the pinnacles at sunrise... free into the national park who could complain passed through the tiniest town in the work called none other than... greenough a bit of home from home never does anyone harm. a bit of free camping lighting fires and using the infamous camp oven i am now addicted to spuds dolphins at monkey mia and the very underrated ocean world. using the

Hi EverybodyToday we went to Hershey PA and toured the chocolate factory and got a free sample of chocolate which ended up being a mini Hershey bar. We took lots of pictures and as you can see we bought a lot of candy. Did you know that there streets are the color of chocolate and the street light are Hershey Kisses the dirt even looks like chocolate what a place.From Hershey we drove to Phila

We left Heyburn on Hwy 30 driving through beautiful farmland through towns with names like Burley Murtaugh the little town with the big heart Twin Forks Buhl trout capitol of the world to Hagerman. At Hagerman we stopped at the Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument visitor center which as it turns out is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. So we got on I84 and drove to Boise.In Boise

Hi AllToday we woke up in Philadelphia PA and from our room on the ninth floor we can see the awesome sky line of downtown Philadelphia Independence Hall and the Phillis stadium wow what a view. We went to old town and saw the Liberty Bell and took dozens of pictures. From there it only took an hour and a half to get to New Jersey where we have a hotel for the next two nights. We had to walk

Anyone who knows me fairly well will probably know that I have a deep love for Latin America. I'm often asked what it is that draws me to this part of the world. While I could say things like cheesey soap operas delicious food rich colors and music en espaol and these are all things that I do in fact love the most correct answer would be the importance of family. As part of my internship

HelloPics of ice skating to cool off in this dreadful humid and hot city swimming and general bits. xxx

We are in Almaty since 2 days. Everything perfect despite the road from Aktoebe down to Aral was in very bad condition and additional there is a lot of construction thus makes it necessary to by pass the old road through tracks in the velds. Heading north now direction Altai.

Going to the Atlanta Zoo made me want to go visit the Knoxville Zoo I haven't been in probably 8 or 9 years. So I asked Nina if Parker could come with me and Stefani joined us and we all had a fun day at the zoo My favorite part was Parker coming over this morning and being SO excited to go to the zoo and then when I dropped him off he said Cool you can come by again and take me to the z