Living in a Chinese apartment building means a ton of paper gets shoved under my door on a daily basis. Here is a sampling.

We finally arrived in Memphis Tennessee and got to the Elvis Presley Heartbreak Hotel just before 11pm. After having to lodge a claim at the American Airlines office as both Marikarsquos cases were damaged then missing the last shuttle at 10pm we got a taxi. Rather tired annoyed about delayed and changed lights and hungry from missing dinner we showered and hit the sack But through all the

21 Apr 2003almost got myself killed today it was so hot last night especially in that hotel room to top it up...mosquitoes hadn't been bitten for a long time. can't sleep...don't know how but all I know when the house keeper woke me up at 6am and told me the bus will leave soon. strange in this town bus leave on time but...they like to circle around town looking for more people. it start a

We were at the ferry by 10 waiting in long lines. We were lined up by who knows what plan but some of us were going only to Haines the first stop an hour away. We would load last. It was interesting to watch the big rigs load and watch those in charge pick and choose who went on next. I told Kerry it was kind of like a tetris game they had to fit by size and weight. While we waited we wa

Well hello my lovely friends. It has been a very busy year for me and I have been away a lot. Forgive me for not updating my photos sooner but I will be endeavouring to rectify this over the next few weeks. My first photo update is from a trip to Fiji last year with Dr Krauel. I had a wonderful time boating and sunning myself on the beach. It was so difficult to return.

7 Apr 2003bus to ZhaoTong at 1900pm yeah...do you believe that the driver said it will take off at 1930...ok...at least there was a time figure at last we left the station at quarter past 8 better than I expected not for very long...it stop to pick up some goods and not long after we stop for dinner ok...we go again and as usual...fill up gasoline...and than stop again for water...

Therersquos only so much ldquoIrsquoll use you for all I canrdquo attitude a hardworking honest chap like myself can take and upon hearing the three day lsquoLabour Dayrsquo national holiday was possibly being overlooked by my immediate superior I decided it was finally time to fight back. A fight back that was surprisingly over before it started my secret weapon my contract la

Another great day. I walked to the MXAT by myself in the morning and this city still just amazes me. Constant bombardment of sounds and sights which enlivens the senses. We had a hard time finding the location of our first class Russian Film History because apparently our helpers didn't feel it was necessary to give us any sort of tour of the MXAT where all of our classes are held so that we

Hey everyone.Well it's official.. I am packed and going to Europe for a month.. I found out there are 37 people on our trip and that the airport I'm arriving in Heathrow London is the busiest airport in the world. yea At this point I can't believe I actually fit everything into my suitcase and actually have some more room. although not too much more room I will be leaving Chicag

Friday 4 June 2010It has been another frustrating few days. We donrsquot know where the days go but they seem to be taken up by waiting for the good news and getting over the bad news. The good news as I write this weekrsquos blog input is that we are no longer in Kuala Lumpur. We received the good news finally on Tuesday afternoon that customs at Port Klang had accepted that we had got p

We had three wonderful days in Praia da Rosa. Only a couple of hours by bus from Florianapolis but a million miles from anywhere. Praia da Rosa is a jewel. It is seemingly undeveloped and unspoiled but in truth there are tonnes of pousadas hotels and hostels but they are just tastefully and sympathetically done. We stayed in Bouganvillea Pousada. In truth it was well out of our budget but

ldquo He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true manrdquo. Chairman Mao And here I thought being a true man had something to do with hockeyhellip I recently had a friend in town for a couple weeks and we decided to go on a weekend trip somewhere before he left and were trying to decide what to do. Our options were going to Xian to see the Terracotta Warriors going to Chengdu t

Sunset. Slow...ing... down. Sleeping.Cruising can be a pretty hectic if you let it. Even if you don't... it can still be frenetic. So... now we're getting the idea to schedule quality time with nature our natures and the bigger one outside our hull.In terms of our progress we've been on a strict schedule one day of motoring and 1 2 or 3 days of hanging out in easy anchorages. Time to rest h

Thursday was the third time that I have gone to the prison ministry. These three visits have really been amazing especially listening in during the bible study and life skill sessions. The prisoners are beginning to become much more open and vulnerable. Even though there are some language barriers as most of them speak Zulu or other African languages its unbelievable how much scripture the g

Pete took me to the airport for about 9pm as my flight out was at 11pm. I was all ready to check in when the airport lady told me she wouldn't check me in because my return flight was for more then 30 days in Thailand and I didn't have a visa. Long story short no one I asked could give me any answers regarding a visa because you get a 30 day visa upon arrival and can extend it when you are there

Greetings from Bequia.We made it through San Juan and St Vincent and onto Bequia with only a few hitches. San Juan was great. We had dinner at Cafe Puerto Rico right accross from Christopher Columbus square. Our waiter was very nice and come out to the square to take some pictures for us. Always tip your servers well and they will do anything for you. When we arrived at St Vincent the Cobbl

Sorry that I am behind on my entries. I have had troubles with my internet at my apartment and needed to prepare my language a little bit before I could communicate what was wrong and fix it.The last few days have been great. The day before yesterday I met up with two Americans from IREE and went to get Indian food. It is the only legitimate foreign food I have found since being here actually run

Since Russ and I separated after we saw his parent in Las Vegas I travelled north to Seattle. Managed to finally do washing and see the sights of Seattle in about 4 hours. Not much to do so got the bus up to Vancouver. I spent a week with my Dad's brother and his wife who looked after me well. Spent time downtown shoping for jumpers as its cold there No longer 30 degrees more like 15 with rain

So coming home and seeing people i realize how beyond comprehension the logistics of this experience are. How does Peace Corps work where are you who do you live with how do you live what do you do for money how do you have internet how many volunteers do you live withI figure id write a blog just explaining how this whole thing works. So Vanuatu is a country of 85 inhabited islands. th

Hej alle Nu har vi krt 18 timer i nattog og vi blev nsten inde i vores firemandskupe i alle de 18 timer. Vores aftensmad var kopnudler og vores morgenmad var en rigtig drlig bolle chips og nogle oreos kager som vi ogs spiste i kupen. I toget var der fire klasser der var hrde sder bld sder hrde senge og blde senge vi var p blde senge. Vi var ogs inde og se der hvor det var lige