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Showing posts with label Travel Pans. Show all posts
Friday, May 9, 2014
Quick Shout Out
Hey everyone! Well I'm just a few weeks out from Rwanda, and I graduate on Monday!! I just wanted to share a link with you all. Dr. Gaydosh, one of my faculty members, will be going on the trip to Rwanda as well and she has decided to blog about it. I think it will be really interesting to see a student's perspective vs. a faculty's perspective. She just created the blog today, and will add more later. Go check it out and follow us both as we travel around Rwanda!!! http://gaydoshwcurwandatrip2014.blogspot.com/
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Saturday, May 3, 2014
Stocking Up and Shipping Out
Hey everyone! So it has been a little bit since my last blog post. I've been busy with trying to finish off my papers, so I'll be brief. It is about that time for me to get my last round of shots, probably in the upcoming week before I graduate and move back to Michigan. I will need to get three more vaccines for now, and then another one or two shots when I return. I filled my anti-Malaria medication prescription yesterday and have that ready to go. I ordered my first pair of "armachillo" shirt and pants from the Duluth Trading Company. My friend Jennie recommended that I try them because she had seen a commercial for them. They are supposed to keep you extra cool, which would be nice. Also, you can wash them each night and they are dry by morning! So lets hope those work out. Other than that I'm building up my wish list on Amazon of supplies to purchase so I am prepared. The scariest is probably the needle and suture kit I'm supposed to bring. With lacking medical facilities I'm supposed to bring this with me so if I need stitches, injections, or blood draws, I'm guaranteed a clean needle. I guess that is something you don't think about as an American. Here is a link to my wish list in case anyone is curious about the things I plan on buying for the trip. http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/283HQPWS0EIS3/ref=topnav_lists_2 Feel free to comment below and let me know if there is something you think I've forgotten! P.S. I also found out that internet will be even more limited than I had previously hoped. I will be taking my phone with me and I'll put a Rwandan SIM card in it. Hopefully that will allow me to use the app on my phone to post text only blog posts. If not, I will write up a blog post for each day I'm there into word documents and post them as I get access to the internet. One student said it took him an afternoon to upload an excel spreadsheet when he was there last!
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Trouble in Tech Town
Hey all! Thanks for tuning in for another installment of my trip blog. A quick update on fundraising. So Far I've secured a scholarship to help with the costs, but it is paid out the day I leave to Rwanda, so more of a reimbursement, but some money is better than no money! I've also raised $200 through my GoFundMe page. If you would like to donate you can click the link to the right ---->
Even if you can't donate, consider sharing my page with your family and friends on Facebook or Twitter. Every bit helps, even $5 can help me afford to go to Rwanda.
So my last post I shared my first tech purchase for the trip. My goal was to have a point of view camera for the more active parts of the trip to provide a different perspective. I decided to buy the Looxcie HD because it had similar specs as the Hero 3+ Black Edition, but was 1/2 the price and had good reviews. So in a couple of days I've gone through two of these cameras. The first one was very glitchy. It would randomly film upside down, have moments of pixilization, wouldn't update the firmware, sometimes didn't recognize the micro SD card, and ultimately stopped working. Amazon was kind enough to replace it and overnight me a new one. The new one wouldn't update and stopped recognizing the micro SD. At this point I finally got an email from Looxcie where the representative told me that they had a series of the devices shipped out with problems in the firmware. They were supposed to be pulled from the shelf and returned to Looxcie months ago. So in this case I blame both Amazon for not returning the defective devices and Looxcie for releasing items that have massive issues with the firmware that can't be fixed with an update. So both cameras are going back and Amazon is investigating the situation to try to remove all the defective devices. Amazon was very nice both times and is giving me every penny back. Time will tell if I decide to dive back into the world of point of view cameras. If I do, I might see about trying out a GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edition, though that decision depends more on how much money I raise to be able to afford it.
My newest purchase for the trip is a travel guide recommended by my classmate Sarah. I've only read the first little bit, but it is really good. Not only does it give travel recommendations, but it also gives some back story on the country. Ok, well that's all for now. It's time to get ready for tonight's genocide class.
Even if you can't donate, consider sharing my page with your family and friends on Facebook or Twitter. Every bit helps, even $5 can help me afford to go to Rwanda.
So my last post I shared my first tech purchase for the trip. My goal was to have a point of view camera for the more active parts of the trip to provide a different perspective. I decided to buy the Looxcie HD because it had similar specs as the Hero 3+ Black Edition, but was 1/2 the price and had good reviews. So in a couple of days I've gone through two of these cameras. The first one was very glitchy. It would randomly film upside down, have moments of pixilization, wouldn't update the firmware, sometimes didn't recognize the micro SD card, and ultimately stopped working. Amazon was kind enough to replace it and overnight me a new one. The new one wouldn't update and stopped recognizing the micro SD. At this point I finally got an email from Looxcie where the representative told me that they had a series of the devices shipped out with problems in the firmware. They were supposed to be pulled from the shelf and returned to Looxcie months ago. So in this case I blame both Amazon for not returning the defective devices and Looxcie for releasing items that have massive issues with the firmware that can't be fixed with an update. So both cameras are going back and Amazon is investigating the situation to try to remove all the defective devices. Amazon was very nice both times and is giving me every penny back. Time will tell if I decide to dive back into the world of point of view cameras. If I do, I might see about trying out a GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edition, though that decision depends more on how much money I raise to be able to afford it.
My newest purchase for the trip is a travel guide recommended by my classmate Sarah. I've only read the first little bit, but it is really good. Not only does it give travel recommendations, but it also gives some back story on the country. Ok, well that's all for now. It's time to get ready for tonight's genocide class.
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