I've just created a wiki for vlop... if you want to check it out: http://vlop.schtuff.com/home
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This is great information (yes, from one of my classes): http://www.csun.edu/~vceed002/BFI/garbology.html

Recently, it's been approved to use DDT to kill mosquitoes in Africa to deal with the malaria epidemic - one of the leading causes of death, particularly of children, in developing tropical countries ( Read more... )

I'm not sure how to describe what I've been feeling the past few months, but something has been askew. I've noticed it, pondered it, discussed it with friends, and I'm still not sure what to do. Pretend life's a platter, balanced on a pin, full of things that give life its meaning. But if something is missing or added untrue then the proverbial ( Read more... )

I didn't have time to record prior to my departure, but I have just returned from another two week stint in northwestern Tanzania.  It was an AMAZING trip.  I was working with the dream team and God prepared every detail to help us grow toward a successful project ( Read more... )

following Rob's instructions, we've got quotes from my nearest book, the girls' guide to hunting and fishing, by melissa bank, page 123, starting with sentence 5.

As soon as we're out on the landing, she says, "Don't tell me to go easy on him, Nina." She looks right at me, into my eyes.  "He comes flying in here like Supersperm. And we're all ( Read more... )

Sometimes I wonder why I am so spontaneous.  However, it seems to be that some of my clearest thinking and most accurately executed plans have happened in those moments of what seems to be pure impulse ( Read more... )

I survived bark burn and fire ants, but counterbalanced these experiences by visiting the Gulf of Mexico for the first time ever, and topping it off with mass consumption of sweet potato fries.  If you're ever in Florida, you really ought to try sweet potato fries.

Now that I've regained my land legs I'm going to try to wash the sea salt out of my

Today I peeled, crushed and mixed moringa seed kernels to treat "dirty" water... and by "dirty" water I mean we had to use some mildly algae-tainted pond water, pond water with some organic soot, and diluted decaf coffee.  See, the water here in Fort Meyers, Florida is, in short, totally clean.  The entire surface of the land here acts as a giant ( Read more... )

I got to see Kyle today!  He picked me up after lunch and took me to see where he works and his new set up.  The offices there are totally decked out in the styles of where ever the people working in the respective offices travel.  My favorite one (not that I'm bias or anything) was the office of the guy who works in Kenya.  He had smooth, polished ( Read more... )