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Zanzibar, An Island of Spice and Mystery

Whew, last Africa post! Next up, Nepal and trekking the Himalayas! Shortly After Landing in Zanzibar Cab Driver turning around to look at Chris, “You want advice? You have pretty and nice wife, don’t take another. Not worth it. WAY … Continue reading

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The Great Africa Transit

View Larger Map Written by Chris Note: this is a delayed update from our trip across Africa from August to October. We have finally come to what I anticipated to be the most challenging part of our trip and the … Continue reading

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We Found Pride Rock!

There is a picture from my senior year of high school, Mary you know which one I mean, where three of my friends and myself are standing on a rock as we sing the opening lines of “Circle of Life” … Continue reading

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The Top of Africa

Written by Chris As part of our “catching up from a month without a computer” series, we’re filling in the gaps in what we have been up to lately. We have just finished with a month of trekking in Nepal, … Continue reading

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Weekend fun in Malawi

Written by Chris While we were in Malawi, we had a few weekends free while we weren’t volunteering for the good of mankind and we took off from our main base for a few excursions. Getting around Malawi is actually … Continue reading

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The Malawi Volunteer Experience

Written by Chris We had never really set our plans for how we wanted to spend the rest of our time in Africa, though we had had the idea of volunteering in mind. We happened upon a good-looking organization that … Continue reading

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Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?

The famous Dr. Livingstone. From the moment we stepped out of South Africa (where Nelson Mandela rightfully rules the land) till our last day in Tanzania, the number one person we heard about was Dr. Livingstone. Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, and … Continue reading

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Asia bound

Written by Chris Two continents down, and two to go. Today we are reluctantly leaving the beautiful island of Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania in Africa to head to Nepal. Our months in Africa have been a truly illuminating … Continue reading

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South Africa to the Maxx

Written by Chris Livingstone, Zambia – Mindy and I are in the middle of our transit across the African continent, and we just left a week-long stay in one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been: Cape Town, … Continue reading

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On to the next chapter: Africa

Written by Chris It may be hard to believe, but Mindy and I have just completed the first leg of our trip. We have had some great times in South America, but it is time to move on to the … Continue reading

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