48 hours till landing in Capetown

Yikes it's amazing how much crap you can accumulate in a small apartment in one year. I've uttered the phrase, "Why the heck did I keep that?" about 20 times in the past two days. But I'm close to the finish line and one way or another plan on boarding my flight Wed. at 7pm GMT! Had a very nice weekend saying goodbye to friends in London. Here's a picture of the Bayswater gang at Sunday Supper. Happy Birthday Sarah!!

Oh boy!

So today in the post I received the document pictured here. I guess there aren't a lot of experienced teachers expected in my volunteer group if they are trusting me with educating the impressionable minds of Ghanian children. So one day in the future if you're strolling through Ghana and you meet a child who's most common English phrase is, "Go Ducks!" and somehow knows all the words to Copacabana, you'll know whom to thank. Word!

1 Week to Africa

Some of you have asked about details of my volunteer program. After a week of relaxation in South Africa, I will travel to Accra, Ghana where I will begin a 3 week stint with Global Volunteers. Not exactly sure what I will be doing but my time will be split between various project sites near Akrade and Prampram. Since I don't have medical skills or teaching experience, my guess is that I will be put to work with hammer, paint brush and other tools I can't screw up or hurt anyone with too badly. You can read more about Global Volunteer's Ghana service here: http://www.globalvolunteers.org/1main/ghana/ghanaprogram.htm.

Great Wine

Oh, tried this great wine Saturday night. Highly recommend it. It's a French Pinot my friends bought for like $15 and it was quite tasty. Check it out. It's called Cotes de Beaune Villages from a winery called Aegerter.

Blog Day 1; 10 Days to Africa

Hi everyone. Welcome to my attempt at blogging. For the next 30-40 days I hope to keep you all up to speed on my last few days in London and my March African Adventure. For now I'll keep this short. I've got about 10 days to pack up my London flat, say goodbye to friends, and get ready for Africa. On the 28th of February I will board a British Airlines flight from Heathrow to Cape Town, South Africa where the adventure begins. Those of you who know me well, will realize that these last few days in London will be filled with insane overscheduling and a mad scramble next week to take care of things I should have done months ago. Yes, I may have been away for awhile but I'm still the same old Eddie. Okay, that's it for today. Oh the picture to the right is from saturday night. My mom and dad are here visiting and my mom cooked up a Sri Lankan feast. Leanne and Michael, two Aussie friends loved the food so much they plan on visiting Mom in CA! Keep your eyes peeled here for the Zany Antics of Eddie's African Adventure. Reality TV rights still available. Copyright 2007, all rights reserved, names have been changed to protect the guilty, any resemblance to real life is purely coincidental.