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Hotel Venus Kinshasa

306, Avenue de la Gombe Kinshasa, Congo - The Dem. Repub.

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A REAL Congo Line......

A travel blog entry by jenniferabbott

... was going on. :)
Tomorrow we get Chica back. Chica is the adorable small, white Bichon-type dog that we got to babysit before. We get to keep her for a couple of weeks. I am looking forward to lots of doggie snuggles. :)
We will also celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving tomorrow at our team meeting. Nick and Jocelyn, our newest members, are Canadian citizens and they are cooking us a ...

Stillettos in the Jungle

A travel blog entry by jenniferabbott

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... is actually the main ingredient in the perfume. It's heavenly!

We plan to be back to the USA by December 1. We are excited to see friends and family and to see what the next chapter will bring. We really do miss you all and can't wait to get hugs and to catch up. BTW..... Tulsa friends, keep collecting those coffee mugs for me and hopefully I'll have some news on that front by January sometime. Woo Hoo! :)
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Kinshasa second day

A travel blog entry by joelmeeker

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... and Justin to come back in mid-afternoon so we could continue our discussions.

For lunch I had a local dish: chicken in peanut sauce served with fried bananas and rice. Peanuts are an important source of protein in many parts of Africa, so various meats in a peanut sauce is a common dish. It takes a little getting used to, since it always first reminds me of chicken with peanut butter on it, but if it’s prepare well which this dish was, ...

Long day's journey into night, and morning

A travel blog entry by joelmeeker

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... often that the borrowers forget to give the pen back. No big deal to wealthy Westerners, they should be willing to share, right?. This was a favorite pen of mine (I should probably learn not to bring those), so I decided I wouldn’t let it slip my mind and realize later I no longer had a pen, as has happened more times than I can count. My row-mate really took his time filling in his card, taking a break now and again to stare out the window, check his phone and play a game or ...

Mellan hopp och förtvivlan

A travel blog entry by surrburken

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... en fullsatt skolaula med sockerstinna fjärdeklassare.

Morgonen efter forsatte vi vår långsamma resa mot kongofloden, dock höll vi nu avsevärt högre speed och snittade säkert hela 10 km/h eftersom vi endast behövde fixa till vägen vid ett par tillfällen. Vid lunchtid kunde vi så skymta floden som vi hoppades kunna ta oss över. När vi kom fram och hade parkerat nere vid strankanten fick vi veta att pråmen satt fast på andra sidan och nästa färja inte skulle gå förens ...

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