Monthly Archives: August 2010

Wanderings: We’re back from Africa!

Photo: Sunset over the Serengeti. We’re finally back and fairly jetlagged! Jon fell asleep in the middle of eating his burger last night but we managed to sleep through the night, even though our bodies are about 7 hours ahead. … Continue reading

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Wanderings: Wild Things (our Tanzanian safari)

Lions! Tigers! Bears! No, actually no tigers or bears, but lions galore, likeĀ a female chomping loudly away at a baby gazelle, bones and all. We just completed our four-day safari through the vast Serengeti (Maasai for “endless plain” which is … Continue reading

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Wanderings: I need a shower! (Greetings from Kenya!)

I’m on a terrible keyboard here outside Nairobi, where Jon and I just finished our one-week volunteer stint at a Maasai villageĀ  where we lived in a house of mud/tin/sticks with no running water and no electricity. They had to … Continue reading

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