Monthly Archives: October 2012

Happy Halloween from South Africa

Posted on 31 Oct 2012 by lornaofarabia

Wish I’d got a picture of the deadly spitting cobra that made an appearance on one of the pathways our first night at the lodge.  But I do have some smaller creepy crawlers to share…

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Mushroom farmers

Posted on 30 Oct 2012 by lornaofarabia

There are dirt mounds like these all over the place in northern South Africa.  I thought I remembered from TV nature shows that they were ant hills.  I wondered why they so often have a tree growing out of them, … Continue reading →

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The big 5

Posted on 26 Oct 2012 by lornaofarabia

I first heard of the Big 5 when I started talking to friends in Ethiopia about booking a safari.  The Big 5 concept was originally attached to big game sport hunting in Africa (something that in my opinion ought not … Continue reading →

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How do you hide an elephant?

Posted on 25 Oct 2012 by lornaofarabia

Why did the elephant paint its toenails purple? So it could hide in the jacaranda tree. We went out three times looking for elephants, but they were nowhere around.  Finally yesterday evening we found them.  You’d think it would be … Continue reading →

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Wild kingdom

Posted on 24 Oct 2012 by lornaofarabia

Sorry about the lack of communication this week.  I flew to South Africa for a workshop last Thursday and haven’t had time to post since then. I spent the first three days at the Association of International Schools in Africa … Continue reading →

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Kapama River Lodge

Posted on 23 Oct 2012 by lornaofarabia

If you’re imagining the three of us huddled under a mosquito net in our canvas tent, slurping bush pig and plantain stew out of a communal pot, you’re somewhat off base.  Safari vacations come in a wide range of comfort … Continue reading →

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Ethiopian Air

Posted on 18 Oct 2012 by lornaofarabia

The school has sent me to a conference in Johannesburg, South Africa.  My workshop will last three days, ending just in time for the week-long October school break. Andreas and Alekka will fly down to meet me on Sunday. We’ll … Continue reading →

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The shipping news

Posted on 16 Oct 2012 by lornaofarabia

It’s here! And it didn’t even get rained on. I have my pillow!  My knives!  My iHome alarm clock!  My hiking boots! My Professor Snape and Nancy Pearl action figures! Ah, but you know, it’s like the day after Christmas.  … Continue reading →

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7 things to like about the ICS fall harvest festival

Posted on 15 Oct 2012 by lornaofarabia

This year our school administration opted to forgo the annual Halloween celebration in favor of a community picnic with a harvest theme.  Halloween is problematic here, much as it is in many US schools.  The Ethiopian church is unamused by … Continue reading →

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Time lords

Posted on 14 Oct 2012 by lornaofarabia

“People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually — from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint — it’s more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly… timey-wimey…stuff.” – The Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who, “Blink” One commonly noted … Continue reading →

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