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Category Archives: Travel
Roman Aqueduct in Segovia, Spain
In June 2011, I visited the historic city of Segovia, Spain. One of it premier tourist attractions is its ancient Roman aqueduct. According to an article titled “Saving Segovia’s Aqueduct” written by Norma Barbacci (ICON Magazine, Winter 2006/2007): Begun in the … Continue reading
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Swingsets in Developing Countries
Over the last 2 years, the groups I have gone to Uganda with (principally the SeeeMe Institute of Logan, UT) have installed 11 swing sets in 8 dispersed locations throughout the country. Most of the sets are installed at primary schools, … Continue reading
Posted in Playground, uganda
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LDS Humanitarian Efforts
Today is my last day in Uganda. Our group starts it voyage back to the USA tonight. This morning, with our driver, I visited a new housing development (Kirinya Kito) on the outskirts of Kampala. Ugandans were hard at work … Continue reading
Posted in Drinking Water, mormonism, Social Justice, uganda
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It’s a Metaphor . . . Stupid
Well . . . the punchline to The Book of Mormon musical comes when the Ugandan villagers find out that many of the stories that a missionary with an over-active imagination has told them are not true. The Ugandan heroine is … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, mormonism, Religion, theatre, uganda
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God Save Uganda’s Children
On July 3, 2011, while travelling in Uganda, I had several very eye-opening experiences. Our group was travelling in the north (an area recently torn apart by a senseless war) and headed to small village to provide health seminars, and … Continue reading
Posted in Engineers Without Borders, Playground, Social Justice, Travel, uganda
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Enjoying the Good Life in Uganda
I’m currently travelling in Uganda. I’ve been here for almost two weeks. Our group generally stays in dumps and eats on the cheap. We do this to minimize expenses. But last week, I hit the wall. We had just entered Murchison … Continue reading
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Paul and Lorna Larsen . . . Modern-day Johnny Appleseeds
The article is taken from the College of Agriculture Alumni Newsletter (Spring 2011) and was written by Courtney Rhodes: Traditionally, when the average person retires he or she settles down to a slow, relaxing lifestyle. However, Paul Larsen and his … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Personalities, Travel
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Save Utah’s “Spiral Jetty”
I’ve visited Robert Smithson’s ”Spirit Jetty” on 3 separate occcasions. It is an enigmatic spot to visit, located on the northeast shore of the Great Salt Lake south of Promontory Point. The jetty is, according to Glen Warchol writing in the SLTrib … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Environment, monumental, Travel, utah
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Why Travel? Why not?
According to Rob Pudim writing in HCN: People travel for a lot of reasons – to lounge around and do nothing, to learn about places, to challenge themselves, “for the sake of the kids,” to bask in the envy of friends … Continue reading
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Constructing Unique Homes in Navajoland
On Thursday, May 12th, I witnessed the designbuildBluff staff and volunteers (an ngo which constructs homes in southern Utah for Navajos) move a partially completed home from their headquarters in Bluff Ut to its final resting point in Westwater, adjacent … Continue reading
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