I’ve been in Singapore for hardly 24 hours and I already have a weird story. Well, I had a weird one before I left the airport, but that’s for another time… So, after showering at Frisca’s house, we headed out to breakfast and coffee with her and her fiancĂ©, Johnson. After a delicious breakfast of… Read More Why Do I Always Get the Weird Stories??
Well Tiffany and i have reached Singapore. We flew through Moscow on 2 very long flights. I got to practice my Russian a bit so that’s always fun 🙂 And we also had an airplane dance party. Tiffany is really afraid of turbulence, so we had a spontaneous dance party in our seats. Not gonna… Read More SINGAPORE
So, Tiffany and I are headed to Singapore in a little over a week 🙂 This post is for you Tiffany! Pictures from my last visits… Get excited!
Once upon a time, I had a flight from Kenya to Ethiopia to Turkey to Ukraine. Except that the flight from Ethiopia to Istanbul was delayed… Really badly delayed. We boarded around 3 hours late, and then sat on the runway for another 3 hours because of a rainstorm. Long story short, by the time… Read More So if you’ve a date in Constantinople, She’ll be waiting in Istanbul
This story is just plain ridiculous. I’m pretty sure you’ll have a good laugh or two… Disclaimer: This post is not for the faint of heart and includes quite gross details that may very well classify as TMI. If that doesn’t bother you, it’s absolutely a story worth reading… Especially if you need to feel… Read More Worst. Travel. Story. Ever.
It’s official! I went on a safari! We saw antelope, buffalo, gazelles, rhinos, giraffes, ostriches, anddddd monkeys. That’s all I remember for the moment. Unfortunately no lions but apparently rhinos are hard to find so that’s cool!
Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, Bari was taking her shower. All of a sudden – screaming. I looked towards the bathroom. I saw sparks. Red sparks. Looked like 4th of July. And sounds of frying water. Electrocution! The lights flickered. Silence. Then Bari running out of the bathroom. She was… Read More Electrifying
Today, I got to visit the 2nd largest slum in Kenya… I’ve been to slums before but only as a very out of place white passer-by. Today was different. Several staff members at Made in the Streets grew up in this particular slum… One of them – a close friend of Bari’s – took us… Read More Nairobi and its Slums
In all my world travels, I’ve never been really sick… (other than typical sinus/allergy/cold stuff). That is, until now. Thank you, Kenya. Apparently there’s been some bug going around here and congratulations to me, I got it. I guess I should have been drinking that Emergen-C mix more often… Don’t freak out. It’s not yellow… Read More Long Night in Kenya…
Read this short article. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18808358 In short, India has a big problem with sex trafficking – often people smuggle the girls over from Nepal. There’s s lot being done by humanitarian and missions organizations to aid in the rescue and recovery of girls, but it’s a big and encouraging deal to see governments taking legal… Read More Off topic…
Lauren Around the Globe 