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A Planner Abroad!: Silly Songs
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On my way to the Congo! Thursday, October 2, 2008. The last few days we started singing all the songs every American Christian child learns at camp in the summer. One of these is "I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N". Akachi filmed this one so that he could teach the kids when he got back home. This was among the many songs sung in the back of the van on our way back from church. We also sang another camp song and created new lyrics for it. Give me oil in my lamp. Keep it burning, burning, burning. He’ll be b...
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A Planner Abroad!: Congolese Clothing
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On my way to the Congo! Wednesday, October 1, 2008. The following are pictures of women's clothing I saw while in the Congo. They had a lot of beautiful clothes. I just wish I was able to take more pictures. Here's my impromptu skirt I wore the first Sunday. It seemed to fit into the usual style pretty well. We visited an orphanage and the woman in charge wore this outfit. I wish I had asked to get a shot from the front. It was beautiful from top to bottom. A woman walking down the street. Our pastor's w...
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A Planner Abroad!: September 2008
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On my way to the Congo! Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Malaria, Misquitos, and Vitamin B. I have no bites. None. And it's not because I used my misquito net, because I didn't. I attribute this success to my B Vitamins. I took B-1 and B-12 everyday. I will definitely do that again for other misquito-prone areas. Last week, Cammie was sick and thought that it was probably Malaria. She doesn't take Malaria meds, just takes a 3-day cure whenever she gets Malaria. Kevin was a great leader, with just enough enco...
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A Planner Abroad!: Presentation
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On my way to the Congo! Wednesday, October 1, 2008. I am posting some pictures showing the presentation we did. We presented to an audience that included Cammie, folks that sit on the board of Elikia Village, a local guy that had lived in the US and had done Elikia but is now living in Kinshasa again (more on him sometime later), a friend of Cammie (and ours) living nearby, and a visitor from Canada. Kevin, our fearless leader, started the presentation with a verse and a picture of the team. Alvin gave u...
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A Planner Abroad!: Malaria, Misquitos, and Vitamin B
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On my way to the Congo! Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Malaria, Misquitos, and Vitamin B. I have no bites. None. And it's not because I used my misquito net, because I didn't. I attribute this success to my B Vitamins. I took B-1 and B-12 everyday. I will definitely do that again for other misquito-prone areas. Last week, Cammie was sick and thought that it was probably Malaria. She doesn't take Malaria meds, just takes a 3-day cure whenever she gets Malaria. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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A Planner Abroad!: Final Funding Update
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On my way to the Congo! Thursday, October 9, 2008. Once again, thanks to everyone that made this possible! I got the final count on how much the trip cost and how much was contributed. The trip cost $3,200. EMI recieved $3,281 on my behalf! The extra $81 will go towards paying for the general administrative costs of the trip. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sacramento, CA, United States. View my complete profile. There was an error in this gadget. Architect vs. Engineer.
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A Planner Abroad!: Lessons Learned
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On my way to the Congo! Friday, October 10, 2008. Now that I've been back for over a week, I'm struck by some of the lessons that I learned in my time in Africa. I wasn't there very long but there are some things that are sticking in my head. 1 Learn a language by immersing yourself in a foriegn culture AT HOME. 2 Water is precious. I thought about that this week. I passed a broken sprinkler as I was walking home and saw all this water gushing out of the break. And it's all drinkable! When I went, I real...
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A Planner Abroad!: October 2008
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On my way to the Congo! Friday, October 10, 2008. Now that I've been back for over a week, I'm struck by some of the lessons that I learned in my time in Africa. I wasn't there very long but there are some things that are sticking in my head. 1 Learn a language by immersing yourself in a foriegn culture AT HOME. 2 Water is precious. I thought about that this week. I passed a broken sprinkler as I was walking home and saw all this water gushing out of the break. And it's all drinkable! When I went, I real...
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A Planner Abroad!: Architect vs. Engineer
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On my way to the Congo! Wednesday, October 1, 2008. Architect vs. Engineer. We had some great times working with all the different disciplines. At one point in the week, Austin said, "It's amazing to be able to work so closely with the engineers. Usually my only interaction with them is when I send them a building plan and they send it back with a column right through my bathroom.". Tom said, "What would you think about having a column in the middle of the classroom? Engineer: You want answers? I’d...
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