Ethiopia
The following was written several days ago but I was unable to post it. The internet connection was really poor. I never could log onto blogger and only once accessed my hotmail account. I hope to post a bit more about my trip, but considering the realities of life and responsibilities...maybe. If I post, you know that I am procrastinating on my studies:)
In the interest of keeping my blog alive, it seems best to let the world know that I have been blessed with the opportunity of attending the “International Symposium on Integrating New Technologies For Striga Control: Towards Ending the Witch-hunt.” It has been an incredible experience so far and promises so much more as we leave town and visit sorghum growing areas.
Internet is expensive for a college student at almost 12 dollars an hour. It makes it quite a habit to support. Fortunately I am not tempted because the agenda is completely packed.
It the interest of time, I am posting a portion of my e-mail that I sent home:
Dear Family,
I am please to inform you that I have arrived in one piece. The travel was mostly long and tiring. I only slept for ~ 4 hours on the trans-Atlantic portion. It was the only time it was dark. The clouds covered the ground more then half of the time. The entertainment system they currently have is really nice. It is completely independent from each other and has movies, games, music, other stuff and tracking. The tracking was the cool. It showed two maps, and two information screens. The maps would show the continent and then the country/area. The information screens showed things like ground speed, outside temp., ETA, and other stuff. It toggled between English and metric units and between a number of different languages. Cool. I watched two movies (one in Spanish—neat but without subtitles which made it hard) and read 150 pages. It is a bummer the system is not on domestic flights. The hotel is really nice. It and the Sheraton are the nicest in town….If you still have your VOI phone service, think about giving me a call…I am 8 hours ahead of EST…Kelby, you were right in that I should have brought my cell phone—oh well. I exchanged 100 dollars for 870 dirr. This internet service is 102 dirr for 60 minutes, I will have used about half of it today and will use the rest soon. Right now I am headed for lunch (1:20 PM) and then be up in my room.
Some pictures:
Nile River, Road Obstacles, Improved Sorghum Plot, Striga Flower
In the interest of keeping my blog alive, it seems best to let the world know that I have been blessed with the opportunity of attending the “International Symposium on Integrating New Technologies For Striga Control: Towards Ending the Witch-hunt.” It has been an incredible experience so far and promises so much more as we leave town and visit sorghum growing areas.
Internet is expensive for a college student at almost 12 dollars an hour. It makes it quite a habit to support. Fortunately I am not tempted because the agenda is completely packed.
It the interest of time, I am posting a portion of my e-mail that I sent home:
Dear Family,
I am please to inform you that I have arrived in one piece. The travel was mostly long and tiring. I only slept for ~ 4 hours on the trans-Atlantic portion. It was the only time it was dark. The clouds covered the ground more then half of the time. The entertainment system they currently have is really nice. It is completely independent from each other and has movies, games, music, other stuff and tracking. The tracking was the cool. It showed two maps, and two information screens. The maps would show the continent and then the country/area. The information screens showed things like ground speed, outside temp., ETA, and other stuff. It toggled between English and metric units and between a number of different languages. Cool. I watched two movies (one in Spanish—neat but without subtitles which made it hard) and read 150 pages. It is a bummer the system is not on domestic flights. The hotel is really nice. It and the Sheraton are the nicest in town….If you still have your VOI phone service, think about giving me a call…I am 8 hours ahead of EST…Kelby, you were right in that I should have brought my cell phone—oh well. I exchanged 100 dollars for 870 dirr. This internet service is 102 dirr for 60 minutes, I will have used about half of it today and will use the rest soon. Right now I am headed for lunch (1:20 PM) and then be up in my room.
Some pictures:
Nile River, Road Obstacles, Improved Sorghum Plot, Striga Flower
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