One month away from the end of our African adventure we continue plugging along with the project, the gardening and packing, making sure to take time out for friends, bird watching and running around with Eric. PLANT TOUR Bob explains the infrastructure at the site on October 8th to a group from WSUP, […]
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Making the best of our last months in West Africa with nine weeks to go before returning to the industrialized world, we busied ourselves this month in celebration of Bob’s 55th birthday, by working on the FS2BD project, running around the streets of Kumasi, doing a little pre-packing, working in the garden and enjoying our
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We venture forth at our own risk, subjecting ourselves to unbelievable sights, sounds and kindnesses. MOST PEOPLE ARE JUST PLAIN NICE We would love to see a sign in the United States similar to this one put out by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. If we would all get along like Bob and
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Our cup runneth over. A SHITSTORM? BJ poolside at Dompoase. Fresh material can really foam up (and over.) On the left you can see that this particular flow is on its fourth active cycle of the current eruption. HEY LOOKY THERE! FS researchers love to get involved. Note the excellent
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As always, friends carry the day. They entertain, validate and give us a reason to leave the house. BIG BIRTHDAY MONTH Bob and Steve enjoy a pre-birthday-party beer at Steve and Laura’s house. We arrived early to help set up the party which celebrated both Bob and Steve’s birthdays and three more
Another month in Kumasi with three more of the same to go. Our August photo essays feature a walking tour of our Kumasi neighborhood, the joys of gardening in the tropics, a busy FS2BD project and fun time with fellow expatriates. BLAST FROM THE PAST Pamela by the Sea from 2004 and Pam
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We love the tropics. With 57 inches of annual rainfall in Kumasi, you can plant a toothpick in the ground and it will grow. All year round we pretty much wear the same thing – shorts, tee shirts or skimpy-to-no top and flip flops or bare feet. And all year the gardens flourish. DECK WITH
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A lot of conversations begin with “In Kumasi here,” and so we rarely use one word without the other when referencing the Garden City. Here is a little tour of the neighborhood and beyond. This essay begins with Bob and Camille taking a walk through the neighborhood on August 9th to do some grocery
The biodiesel plant rises! BUSY, BUSY! The site has gotten busier with the construction of the biodiesel plant underway. We also got a large oven to use to process our feedstock. POOP BROWNIES! Yum, right?! We think so. Someone has to be the first to make more than one liter
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We spent the Summer getting to know a whole new group of people while many of our expat friends were overseas on holiday. Now that people are returning to Kumasi, we had great fun getting both groups together. August, 2013 – Kumasi VILLA SANKOFA Our host, Marvil (far right) darted from her busy
