Archive for July, 2008
The Vallorbe Grottos - Thursday, June 30th
After we finished at the fort, we drove a short distance to a park right outside the Vallorbe Grotto, a series of caves at the source of the River Orbe. First we pulled out our picnic lunch and ate by the river.
It was a beautiful spot…
and Angie decided to wade in the river. She found […]
Read More..>>Vallorbe, the Pré-Giroud Fortress - Thursday, July 30th
The class took a field trip today to Vallorbe, a city near the border of France and Switzerland. Our first stop was at the Pré-Giroud fortress. This underground fort was built in 1939 to protect the border. Since Switzerland was neutral in World War II, it was never really used for protection, but was a […]
Read More..>>No Time for Blogging
I just don’t seem to be able to find the time to blog this year. It may have something to do with the fact that I have a private room, and can go to sleep when I’m tired. I’m still staying up until about midnight, but have been pretty busy.
Another reason for the lack of […]
Friday July 25th
On Friday morning Beth and Shawn gave their presentation. Nicolas Pron, the Global Administrator of DevInfo, attended along with Kris Oswalt from DevInfo Global Support and Sameer Thapar from their Indian Support branch. They were all wearing suits, which made the presentation seem really important and special. Beth and Shawn did a wonderful job and […]
Read More..>>Wednesday and Thursday - July 23rd and 24th
I haven’t taken any pictures because I’ve pretty much stayed at the John Knox center for the past couple of days. We’ve all been really busy working on our sites and our research papers.
On Wednesday night we had a conference with Juana and Jorge Flores from the Cozumel Parks and Museum Foundation. Juana and Jorge […]
Missing the Girls
I finally borrowed some tape. NOW it feels more like home.
Read More..>>Cowbells - Monday, July 21st
Classes started this morning and, as usual, my head was spinning by about 9:30. Dr. Cissa Wa Numbe,
Director of UNA-DRC, was here to talk to us about The Congo Cause (Diane and Jodi and Karen’s project). It was very interesting and heartrending to hear stories about malaria and how it is ravaging the Congo. The […]
Sunday, July 20th
I slept pretty well and got up at around 8:00. Breakfast was being served until 9, so I went up to the cafeteria where I found Jenny Rious and Jeff. We had the usual John Knox breakfast - cold cereal, hard bread, coffee, and juice. I came back to the room and had a nice […]
Read More..>>Back Again - Saturday, July 19th
It’s hard to believe I’m back in Geneva. My friend Apryl said that as she was trudging up the hill to the John Knox Center dragging her suitcase (She took the bus from the airport.) she thought, “I’m almost home.” It struck her as funny that the word “home” popped into her mind.
The trip was […]