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Over 400 Bushmen were denied the right to vote in Botswana’s 2009 general election, with five Bushman communities inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve omitted from the electoral register. Speaking ... |

By Survival International USA in WORLD NEWS, TRAVEL on February 17th, 2010

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2010 Predictions

I predict fire. I predict that my little Ghanaian village will bring in the new year with torches of fire, as they do every year. They will throw the torches into trees and bushes, burning away ... |

By Maria Karlya in WORLD NEWS, TRAVEL on February 3rd, 2010

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Severe weather is very real

I just returned back to Morocco from a vacation back home in the states which I will discuss in a later post but there are more pressing matters. As soon as I arrived back to my home I was confonted with ... |

By Cortney Linn in TRAVEL on January 28th, 2010

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Extreme Makeover - Home Edition

Holy crap I have an amazing apartment in Ouagadougou!! It’s a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, extremely spacious apartment, with air conditioning, a refrigerator, a balcony (!!), a stove, etc… simply ridiculous. ... |

By Stephanie Servetz in TRAVEL on January 20th, 2010

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Adjarninu (My Neighbor)

It is easy to be fooled by this young gentleman who comes up to my waist. He may appear innocent but is a wild wild young lad. He comes to my house almost every day with his runny nose and with excitement ... |

By Cortney Linn in TRAVEL on January 19th, 2010

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Just as I remember it

Burkina is exactly the same. As soon as I stepped foot off the plane, the smells and sounds were so familiar (in a good way). I've eaten rice with peanut sauce and sheep liver (my favorite meal), drank ... |

By Steph Servetz in TRAVEL on January 18th, 2010

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Merry Christmas

I woke up this morning to the sound of the bell falling off the safety gate at the top of the stairs. It was 6am and the boys were excited to see if Santa came. The girls were still sleeping, surprisingly. ... |

By Me in TRAVEL on December 28th, 2009

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First post from Africa!

Okay, now we get to the more useful part of the blog, when I actually post about uganda and the things going on here. I've been here for three weeks now, and i'm starting to get settled in. my fellow ... |

By Rishi in TRAVEL on December 17th, 2009

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Men in Suits and other tidbits about Nairobi's city center

The first part of the city center that we came to must have been more of the business district because my first impression was that there were so many men in suits. They were walking quickly through the ... |

By Travis Leger in TRAVEL on December 15th, 2009

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Rodents at Night

I woke up last night with the feeling something was sniffing my hair. My room is so dark and quiet that sometimes I cannot tell if it is a dream or if I am awake. I thought maybe it was a ghost, that ... |

By Cortney Linn in TRAVEL on December 15th, 2009

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