Guest on Skype

Yesterday we had a guest speaker named Logan Westcott, he came to talk to us about his travel experiences he had been to may countries for work and he explained the things he was going through. One thing I learned from Mr. Westcott was that when you leave your home country and you go to a whole new one there are many things that you have to learn before you travel like their customs the way they dress and different taboos because you dont know what to expect and you dont want to be disrespectful to others. I also learned that the most important thing to bring is your medicine kit for any kind of problem you can encounter :)

His presentation helped me understand that you might be kind of scared before you go and travel but when you get there you are going to forget that fear and just do what you got to do. With his presentation I now know a little better of what to pack, I really had no idea of what I was going to take but he gave us a little list of essentials and things not to forget.

African Recipe Jollof RIce

Jollof Rice

Ingredients

• 1¼ cups white rice
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 can (6-ounce) tomato paste
• 3 cups chicken broth

Procedure

1. In a saucepan sauté rice and onion in oil.
2. Cover and cook until onion is translucent and soft.
3. Cut chicken into ½-inch cubes and add to sauté mixture.
4. Mix in tomato paste and then broth.
5. Bring mixture to a boil.
6. Cover pan and reduce heat to low.
7. Cook until rice is tender, liquid is absorbed, and chicken is cooked, about 20 to 25 minutes.

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My purpose in Accra

Our plan as a group is to go install Malaria nets in houses in Africa and that is kind of my purpose the reason that I want to go to Accra. I want to go help out and kind of difference. There was this one website that I went to and there was different information since we are actually joining an organization that there are a lot of people that actually donate Malaria nets but they dont actually dont install it, so when I get thhat zere I want to install the nets rather then just given to them and I think that the people are going to be happy when they see that we are helping them out.

Why do I want to go to Africa

Well this trip came really unexpected, I wasnt really planning to go to Africa. The reason I want to go to Africa is because I know that there are a lot of people to help out and many beautiful places so that kind of made me want to go to Africa. Also resently there was the 2010 World Cup and the games took place in South Africa and so I saw many  different cities in South Africa so I kind of have an idea of what the place looks like and im excited to see how is going to be.

Researching Ghana

Today I was researching Ghana I tried looking for things I would use over there so I could set up my list on what to take. We discussed what we were probably going to eat so I am trying to think of food to take since I dont really like seafood. We were learning of the climate at the time that we are going to be arriving which for Ghana is going to be the raining season, which is going to kind of suck. Basically today I was preparing myself for the trip that is in 6 months.

Why do we travel?

My family is not really into traveling we usually dont travel to new places to explore and to enjoy. What we usually do is we go to different cities or even countries to go visit family. We dont really travel the only places we would go would be Mexico, Bacliff and maybe Chicago if my dad makes up his mind. My dad is a very conservative person so usually he really dosent like to travel so when we do it means a lot to me because I get to be on the road and at the end of the trip I get to see my family and hang out with my cousins and so everytime we go somewhere I get so excited because I know where exactly im going to end up with my family.

“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again – to slow time down and be taken in, and fall in love once more.” - Pico Iyer

I rhink Pico Iyer is right maybe when you travel is not only because you want to go visit the families. Soemtimes you want to loose yourself be in another world that is not youre own and maybe thats why people travel I really dont like to be somewhere where I dont know the languages and I dont know the people and the way they live but many people they  like that they like to explore different things eat weird things and l;earn new ways of life and Pico is right people travel to gain knowledge and to broaden ones mind a little more.