Hooray America!
anyhoo I'll be back in hanover on saturday and I thought that I would post a few pics for your enjoyment.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
I'm home!
Hooray America!
anyhoo I'll be back in hanover on saturday and I thought that I would post a few pics for your enjoyment.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Almost back, but not yet
So, we are back in Dar es Sallam - which is actually really nice because we can finally sort of blend in again.
Meru was amazing. The hiking was sick. First day you walk up through essentially a rain forest. We saw a troop of at least 100 baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, and tons of antelope. Not to mention we got charged by a cape buffalo just before we reached camp - and our ranger had to scare it away with his rifle. Anyways the rest of the hike was incredible. No views from the summit - it was stuck in a cloud the entire time we were on the mountain, but the views from the ridge and of kili were amazing.
then we went to the Usambaras where they actually have water and grow everything and camped on the edge of the rift escarpment.
Tomorrow Zanzibar, then the beach for a few days and then home! We are very ready to be done with this country. We've had some amazing experiences, but we are a little done looking like giant, neon flashing, fat walking wallets to everyone.
O you are wazungu - you have lots of money - you can pay 3x as much for the same ferry as a local person. The other thing that pisses me off is that all the touristy things you have to pay in American dollars, which we don't have and they screw you on the exchange rate.
Anywhoo - we are a bit jaded, but I can't wait to show you guys pictures.
Meru was amazing. The hiking was sick. First day you walk up through essentially a rain forest. We saw a troop of at least 100 baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, and tons of antelope. Not to mention we got charged by a cape buffalo just before we reached camp - and our ranger had to scare it away with his rifle. Anyways the rest of the hike was incredible. No views from the summit - it was stuck in a cloud the entire time we were on the mountain, but the views from the ridge and of kili were amazing.
then we went to the Usambaras where they actually have water and grow everything and camped on the edge of the rift escarpment.
Tomorrow Zanzibar, then the beach for a few days and then home! We are very ready to be done with this country. We've had some amazing experiences, but we are a little done looking like giant, neon flashing, fat walking wallets to everyone.
O you are wazungu - you have lots of money - you can pay 3x as much for the same ferry as a local person. The other thing that pisses me off is that all the touristy things you have to pay in American dollars, which we don't have and they screw you on the exchange rate.
Anywhoo - we are a bit jaded, but I can't wait to show you guys pictures.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Scottie doesn't know
that besides making climbing movies he also makes very informative instructional videos on how to tie a tie! Let me explain:
It's Monday night. Wednesday is the first day of school. Tomorrow is parent's "back-to-school day" (yeah, before school actually even starts. pretty weird). I figure it's probably important that I look professional and do everything in my power not to look like a 13-year-old. It's time to pull out one of the ties I brought down and put it to use. Unfortunately, as most you know, I don't know how to tie a tie, never having had to wear one on a regular basis. So, praying the internet will save me, I do a quick google search and come up with this: http://www.tie-a-tie.net/windsor.html.
Yeah, not only is it a website completely devoted to ties, but the dude in the instructional video looks a lot like a less-strong and more-toolish Scottie Alexander. Somebody (palmy?) please show this to Scottie. He even sounds sort of like Scottie. Scottie, can you please own up to your humble videography beginnings in the instructional formalware genre?
That's the latest news from Quito. Oh, and I hiked a 15,000 ft. volcano the other day, and got dominated at the rock climbing gym by 16 year-olds. 11d my ass, that shit was like 12e...
It's Monday night. Wednesday is the first day of school. Tomorrow is parent's "back-to-school day" (yeah, before school actually even starts. pretty weird). I figure it's probably important that I look professional and do everything in my power not to look like a 13-year-old. It's time to pull out one of the ties I brought down and put it to use. Unfortunately, as most you know, I don't know how to tie a tie, never having had to wear one on a regular basis. So, praying the internet will save me, I do a quick google search and come up with this: http://www.tie-a-tie.net/windsor.html.
Yeah, not only is it a website completely devoted to ties, but the dude in the instructional video looks a lot like a less-strong and more-toolish Scottie Alexander. Somebody (palmy?) please show this to Scottie. He even sounds sort of like Scottie. Scottie, can you please own up to your humble videography beginnings in the instructional formalware genre?
That's the latest news from Quito. Oh, and I hiked a 15,000 ft. volcano the other day, and got dominated at the rock climbing gym by 16 year-olds. 11d my ass, that shit was like 12e...
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