A year, a new adventure, and your tax dollars at work. This is what 450,000 kwacha looks like. We stopped for lunch and then ice cream in Des Moines, so by the time my feet landed on the farm, it was about a 36 hour trip, door to door. Surprisingly, the trip was not as brutal as I had expected. I was able to sleep on the plane, and despite being quite confused about the time, slept most of the Iowa night.

Friday, December 11, 2009. Fishing and Kayaking in Swakopmund. Tuesday, December 8, 2009. Monday, December 7, 2009. Tuesday, December 1, 2009. We scheduled to head home on Dec. 17th! Sunday, November 29, 2009.

The conservancy system in Namibia, Africa is one of the biggest global success stories in ecosystem conservation and community development. This story is largely untold, yet the lessons to be learned here I feel could impact so many other areas positively. My blog will help tell this unique history, while exploring other areas where Community Based Natural Resource Development can hopefully occur. Welcome To My Blog! My screen name .

This blog details my tasting adventures through the wide, wide, wonderful world of wine and winemaking. Life is a journey meant to be taken slowly. Cork Taint Strikes My Cellar.

Saturday, September 5, 2009. When we were going into Zambia, a guy sold us this money for a souvenir. There is a 10 billion dollar note and a 50 trillion dollar note from Zimbabwe. When you look at the 50 trillion dollar note, you might think I could buy 50 houses and a ship. But, actually, this money is worth very little. One event is team walking which is when 5 people stand on two boards with a rope to hold onto. You have to step together to make the boards go forward.

Posted on June 11, 2009. All the blogs I wanted to write but never got to. Life gets busy and my duties as a taxi, cook, domestic worker etc. got in the way of writing about happenings here. There were many cool bugs.