Today was another full day here in Conakry and yep, it’s still warm.  Although it’s warm there is one thing that’s surprised me about the atmosphere here, it’s always cloudy.  Maybe it’s some type of cloud cover but there’s a constant haze over the city.  We think it might be smog but we’re not sure. [...]

So, today was our first real day in Africa.  Our agenda is pretty full and Dan, our roadtrip guide is fairly disciplined at making sure we stick to our schedule.  This morning we began with a time of prayer and working out some details with regard to cooking and dishes, etc.  Then we went and [...]

Wow.  So, today was a marathon of flights, 10 hours in the air, and if you can believe it, not even the worst of it.  However, I have arrived in Conakry.  It is hot!  Like, super hot.  More humid than hot, it’s as hot as Jamaica but about 100 times more humid.  Worse, there’s no [...]

Wow, so I am writing this a few days late because both of these awesome adventures, Aspendos and Antalya happened on the day I left for Istanbul and my luggage (including my camera charger and computer charger) got checked the whole way through to Conakry.  Go figure.  Anyway, I am really excited to blog about [...]

Today was a fantastic day!  We had our business meetings all day where we heard from different committees like the committee on committees, the committee on general legislation, the committee on strategic planning and the committee on finance.  It was awesome.  We even have a committee on the agenda!  Pretty cool stuff huh?!  Well, that’s [...]