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In Continent Brendan: 2/19/12 - 2/26/12
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I'll be living in Cameroon for the next few years, working with the agricultural community as a peace corp volunteer. Monday, February 20, 2012. Journey To Yunnan; Kunming, Lashihai. So I have been in Yunnan for about a week and it has already been action packed! Lots of hiking and biking, digging and building, and meetings with NGO directors and Vice-Village Chiefs! Sitting on the train to kuming. His roof to see the stars at night (I have not seen any stars while living. Despite how the food in cooked,...
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In Continent Brendan: 4/15/12 - 4/22/12
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I'll be living in Cameroon for the next few years, working with the agricultural community as a peace corp volunteer. Friday, April 20, 2012. Down On The Farm. That first morning there was about 8-10 of us at any giving time. Brandon and myself spend most of the day standing next to a huge mound of horse manure mixed/composted with old corn stocks and pine needles. Sunrise on the top of Horse Saddle Mountain over looking Lijiang. Taking a nap after lunch. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My name is Brendan Al...
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In Continent Brendan: 5/13/12 - 5/20/12
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I'll be living in Cameroon for the next few years, working with the agricultural community as a peace corp volunteer. Tuesday, May 15, 2012. What can be done? Today Brandon and I went back to take some photos and pick up the old cement bags. It was kind of a useless gesture as there was still a bunch of other trash strewn about the place by who-knows-who? Brandon is not happy at all. Notice in the background that the trail just stops suddenly? What can be done? Besides, we are not a environmental watch-d...
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In Continent Brendan: What can be done?
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I'll be living in Cameroon for the next few years, working with the agricultural community as a peace corp volunteer. Tuesday, May 15, 2012. What can be done? Today Brandon and I went back to take some photos and pick up the old cement bags. It was kind of a useless gesture as there was still a bunch of other trash strewn about the place by who-knows-who? Brandon is not happy at all. Notice in the background that the trail just stops suddenly? What can be done? Besides, we are not a environmental watch-d...
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In Continent Brendan: 11/6/11 - 11/13/11
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I'll be living in Cameroon for the next few years, working with the agricultural community as a peace corp volunteer. Monday, November 7, 2011. Running, Halloween and No More Soccer :(. That night after the race I went to Shanghai for the first time! Some friend and I went out there for Halloween. I got to ride on Chinas High Speed Train! Thats all for now. Hope all is well. Talk to y'all later. In the back round you can just make out the three arches of the Eastern Gate of Nanjing's city wall. My name i...
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In Continent Brendan: 2/5/12 - 2/12/12
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I'll be living in Cameroon for the next few years, working with the agricultural community as a peace corp volunteer. Friday, February 10, 2012. Last Night In Nanjing. I am currently sitting in a cafe awaiting my friend Brandon to gather his stuff and we will meet at a friends house before departing on our 40 hours train ride to Kunming, Yunnan Province. We arrive there 9am Sunday morning and get to hang out for a day and a half before taking another 8 hour train to Lijiang. Oh well, we had Indian instead.
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In Continent Brendan: 1/29/12 - 2/5/12
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I'll be living in Cameroon for the next few years, working with the agricultural community as a peace corp volunteer. Saturday, February 4, 2012. Mexican Food in China. Not only that, but at a foreign food import store where we got the refried beans and cheese (both items are very hard to find in China. A. Wednesday, February 1, 2012. 新年愉快，万事如意！！！ A view out of my back window. On the roof tops are. Solar powered water heaters. Lots of cold showers. On those days without sun. Outside an old Hotel. My room...
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In Continent Brendan: 5/6/12 - 5/13/12
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I'll be living in Cameroon for the next few years, working with the agricultural community as a peace corp volunteer. Friday, May 11, 2012. One of our neighbors brought us some more fish today! Brandon enjoying gutting fish a bit too much. Thursday, May 10, 2012. Going to the Farmers Market. Doesn't that pig head look yummy? Heres where ye buy yer brooms and baskets. Cookies and sweet breads. Not to mention random horns from assorted animals. Those are herbs and roots and fungi. Ducks, chickens, pigs.
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In Continent Brendan: 2/26/12 - 3/4/12
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I'll be living in Cameroon for the next few years, working with the agricultural community as a peace corp volunteer. Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Climbing Horse Saddle Mountain / 爬马鞍山. Our Director Chen Yongsong lent me his GPS device, so I was able to do a bit of cartography along the way, recording our co-ordinates and landmarks along the way so it will be easier for future interns and GEC visitors to find their way to the peak. And the south peak to the right is 9,930ft. GEC is at 8,092ft. That nigh...
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In Continent Brendan: 7/29/12 - 8/5/12
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I'll be living in Cameroon for the next few years, working with the agricultural community as a peace corp volunteer. Wednesday, August 1, 2012. Cycling the Alps with a Polo Bike. Cycling the Alps with a Polo Bike. But it is not as impossible as some people thought. Plus how many people can say they cycled through the Alps on their polo bike? Not many I bet. 7/19/12 (Rini's House, Bassano, Italy). 7/20/12 (Joseph's House, Trento Italy). Most of the cycling paths through Italy. Cut through farmers lands.
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