by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | Blog
GUEST POST: Kasey Faulkner — Day 2 EDITOR’S NOTE: Given our varied backgrounds, each mission volunteer experienced the week’s adventures through a different lens. Sonja asked the team members to recount a special moment or day that was meaningful. The result are...
by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | Blog
Adventure? Nah. Today was our first foray outside of Addis. We met up with the Baer family in the village of Dahley about an hour drive to the higher highlands Lagetafo. The rolling hills of the countryside are breathtaking: lush, green and extremely fertile. It’s...
by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | Blog
What We Learned in Ethiopia (So Far) Yes, you need malaria medicine — even if you’re staying only in the highland of Addis Ababa. There are still mosquitoes here. There is abundant commerce in the country capital. The local beer is yummy and cuisine SPICY. They...
by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | Blog
The Final Countdown 5 page itinerary 4 remedies for traveler’s diarrhea 3 hours of conference calls on final logistics 2 days until departure 1 entire can of DEET used (already!) Ready or not — here we come! Our big adventure is right around the corner and all...
by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | Blog
Water, Water Everywhere With our trip departure exactly seven days away, I’m excited (and anxious!) and I’ve become a little obsessed with …. water. While widely available in our Brita/bottled/Smart/spring/flavored/vitamin-enhanced water world, clean water is a...
by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | Blog
Living the Meaning of Sacrifice We just wrapped our first group conference call. Sonja and Haleigh have been very busy planning our mission!! During our seven-day trip, the 15 of us are: -Transporting approx. 25, 26-inch, 48-pound, waterproof reinforced nylon roller...
by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | Blog
Fourth Time’s a Charm Visa is secured! One would think that my accessibility to the Ethiopian embassy in Washington, DC, would have made this process quick and easy. Not so much. My first trip with paperwork and passport in hand, the office was closed. I failed...
by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | Blog
Gear Give a woman a reason to shop… Yes, it’s a stereotype, but I happen to fit it so well. We each have a list of must-haves for the trip and all of your must-haves must fit into a carry-on with a max of 16 lbs. (We are load balancing with the books and...
by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | Blog
Two Months and Counting The Davis Moon Project‘s first mission is only 60 days away! WOW! Sonja called me to see if I was preparing my body for the trip. I told her I bought Ethiopian coffee beans at the organic market. Apparently that’s not quite what she...
by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
I’m Radioactive Three more immunization shots and I learned something new — what a day! A fine mixture of Hep A & B (new combo shot, Twinrix) in the left arm, meningitis and polio in the right. (We’ll see what the insurance folks have to say...
