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Monthly Archives: September 2008

In which our intrepid hero shakes hands and imparts the wisdom of the ages

I would like to begin this email with a prepared statement: Dear sweet mother of everything holy and awesome, I have the *worst* craving for pancakes and (due to a lack of baking powder) no way to rectify it. I hope you all appreciate your proximity to places that serve breakfast 24 hours a day. [...]

In which our intrepid hero shakes hands and imparts the wisdom of the ages

I would like to begin this email with a prepared statement: Dear sweet mother of everything holy and awesome, I have the *worst* craving for pancakes and (due to a lack of baking powder) no way to rectify it. I hope you all appreciate your proximity to places that serve breakfast 24 hours a day. [...]

In which our intrepid hero bathes in the rain and waits for his students

There is absolutely nothing like bathing in the remnants of a tropical storm. Especially after coming home from a nice, hard, invigorating bike ride. I sit here writing this email fresh from a shower in the rain, which I almost screwed up — if I had waited a few minutes longer, I would have had [...]

In which our intrepid hero travels to Kumasi, acquires personal transportation, falls ill, recovers, and reconnects to the internet

Greetings, everyone. Long title means lots of stuff to talk about. Goget your coffee now. Let’s start with my trip to Kumasi. I went to Kumasi last weekWednesday to pick up my medication, buy  some computer parts for myschool, set up my internet service, and spend some time with thefriendly folks at the Kumasi Sub-Office [...]