“You look around and every street, every boulevard, is its own special art form and when you think that in the cold, violent, meaningless universe that Paris exists, these lights, I mean come on, there's nothing happening on Jupiter or Neptune, but from way out in space you can see these lights, the cafés, people drinking and singing. For all we know, Paris is the hottest spot in the universe…”

Thus rambles Gil Pender in the Woody Allen film, Midnight in Paris.  Though I feel the sam...

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It's hard to imagine that after scaling cliffs and waterfalls the adventure could get any more amazing- yet here I am, exploring some of the most exciting places in Europe. The past ten days have flown by, and I'm starting this post from a cafe in Paris on the last day of my trip.


I'll try to hit the highlights best I can, but this adventure will probably be retold over several blog posts. Through Paris and Italy I've been exploring towns, savoring food, catching up with old friends, making...
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So far, September has invited one adventure after another here in Guinea. I returned to Dubreka to help with more training at the beginning of the month, just in time, in fact, to join-in on the trainee excursion to the Soumba waterfall, my favorite part of training from last year. After a busy week in Dubreka, I returned for a few medical tests to Conakry, then taxi'd back up to the Fouta with two other volunteers on our way to Doucki, the most beautiful and probably most renowned tourist si...
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