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Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Apr 22nd, 2012, 08:53 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

I am yearning to return to Africa, and I just...

I am yearning to return to Africa, and I just re-read my report to refresh my own memories. Does anyone know of volunteer opportunities for teachers?
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 31st, 2007, 01:37 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

Hi, Cary999, I have no idea what the problem is...

Hi, Cary999, I have no idea what the problem is with seeing the videos. I just tried it again using the link from Fodor's and they came right up. It could just be that it recognizes me differently....
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 31st, 2007, 08:11 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

...with the highest ranking person speaking last....

...with the highest ranking person speaking last. I certainly can not speak Amharic or Swahili, so I was additionally impressed they could greet me in my language. I wish I had never mentioned it...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 31st, 2007, 08:01 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

Thanks, doohickey, I had tried to open the...

Thanks, doohickey, I had tried to open the article before unsuccessfully, so with your link I was able to read it. "Articulate" is a word I use often because I appreciate a well-spoken person. I...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 30th, 2007, 04:23 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

Tennisbum, I have not been sure how to respond to...

Tennisbum, I have not been sure how to respond to your comment. What I said was never meant as a generalization about all AA students, and I should have made that clearer. I also believe you are...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 28th, 2007, 11:24 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

SHORT VIDEOS: ...

SHORT VIDEOS:
http://picasaweb.google.com/beachhouse2003
I tried valiantly to download some better ones, but they were longer than Picasa's 1 MB limit. I managed to shorten them, but for some...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 15th, 2007, 10:02 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

ssloan two, I have been passing on the info...

ssloan two,

I have been passing on the info about Operation Smile to the doctors and nurses I know. Each was excited and interested. The one is a new doctor who has been wanting to do something...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 12th, 2007, 06:40 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

ssloantwo, I looked up Operation Smile and it...

ssloantwo,
I looked up Operation Smile and it was the program I was thinking of--such a gift to disfigured children. Are the only volunteers they accept the medical personnel? It sure makes me...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 12th, 2007, 10:58 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

ssloantwo, I am so jealous of all your traveling...

ssloantwo, I am so jealous of all your traveling and all your good work. I assume for Operation Smile, you have to pay your own way? Is that the agency that fixes cleft palates and dental problems?...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 10th, 2007, 05:05 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

Atravelynn, thanks for all your encouraging...

Atravelynn, thanks for all your encouraging words. The elephants in the red mud were at the orphanage in Nairobi next to the Nat'l Park.
I did add a few more pics to my files tonight.
My daughter...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 9th, 2007, 03:48 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

I thought these pictures had been shared, but...

I thought these pictures had been shared, but apparently not, so I am posting a new link. These are not the greatest pictures because they were taken out the window of our moving car, but if you...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 9th, 2007, 01:54 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

Thanks for your encouragement about my long...

Thanks for your encouragement about my long report; I thought you might all think I was stark, raving mad. I knew my report was somewhat different, so I felt self-conscious. I should have said more...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 8th, 2007, 08:10 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

In case you are wondering what weird, cryptic...

In case you are wondering what weird, cryptic message I intended by the strange smiley faces, they have no meaning. I just thought I was typing in a "P" for the word "Part," and somehow made that...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 8th, 2007, 08:03 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

TRIP REPORT:PART V: BUDGET, NOVICE TRIP TO...

TRIP REPORT:PART V: BUDGET, NOVICE TRIP TO ETHIOPIA AND KENYA

PICTURE LINKS AT END

We arrived in Kabernet, met with WV officials and made plans to visit Jeritech, my daughter's WV girl, the...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 8th, 2007, 07:46 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

TRIP REPORT:PART IV: BUDGET, NOVICE TRIP TO...

TRIP REPORT:PART IV: BUDGET, NOVICE TRIP TO ETHIOPIA AND KENYA


On our last day in Addis, we went to the famous market in Addis. We made sure we were in Addis on a Saturday so we could go there....
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 8th, 2007, 07:32 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

TRIP REPORT:PART III: BUDGET, NOVICE TRIP TO...

TRIP REPORT:PART III: BUDGET, NOVICE TRIP TO ETHIOPIA AND KENYA
By the time we were back to our Addis hotel from seeing the boys, it was late Tuesday because we also delivered pretty much the rest...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 8th, 2007, 07:22 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

TRIP REPORT:PART II: BUDGET, NOVICE TRIP TO...

TRIP REPORT:PART II: BUDGET, NOVICE TRIP TO ETHIOPIA AND KENYA

The WV boys and the girl looked so much like their pictures it was almost startling. I know that sounds a little crazy. Perhaps it...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Oct 8th, 2007, 06:39 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,385
Posted By twoteachers

TRIP REPORT:PART I: BUDGET, NOVICE TRIP TO ETHIOPIA AND KENYA

TRIP REPORT:
BUDGET, SHORT, NOVICE BUT WONDERFUL TRIP TO ETHIOPIA AND KENYA
I TOOK A LONG TIME TO DO THIS, AND NOW IT'S JUST TOO LONG.... Please, be patient or just skip around.... I put it off...
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