Coping on Fantasy Island

MK: Here are some coping mechanisms I have picked up during my 1.5 years in Equatorial Guinea.

E.G. Rules:
1. You are on your own;
2. Tough luck; and
3. It is your fault.

EG Solutions:
1. Suck it up;
2. Deal with it; and
3. Solve it!!

Conjugal Copenhagen

JK: Having last seen Melanie on the 8th of January 2008, the opportunity arose to perpetuate our bizarre reunions.

Bigger is better..........

M&JK: Some people say that size doesn't matter..... but that's because they are not fortunate enough to be in possession of something as big as this!

Imagine the panic running through JK's nerves as he decended the plane in Malabo expecting customs, police or military to confiscate his new toy.

Home for the holidays

M&JK: Jingle bells, silent night, egg nog, rudolf the red nosed reindeer, mistletoe, and Frosty the Snowman.......










Since 2003, the Europe-Africa duo have not spent Christmas in Ottawa - a place where mass consumerism, big gulp, and double doubles roam free.














We finally made the pilgrimage across two continents to celebrate the best time of year in the best place in the world... HOME. Some of our good memories included.......

Captivating Cairo

MK: I was sent to Cairo for a Global Fund Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop. Because of the awkward flight schedules, I was in Cairo from the 8th to 15th of December 2007.





















Fortunately, it gave me time to tour the city and trek to Giza and see the pyramids on camelback. Check out the photos of the pyramids and Cairo.

Stimulating Safari

M and JK: The miracle workers were back at it again.......

Photos on Flickr and Picasa Web Albums.

Congratulations ER and PH!!

M&JK: We would like to congratulate E&P on the birth of their first baby. Mathias Emmanuel Henault was born on the 2nd of November at 1:18 am weighing in at 3 kilos 520 (7pounds 12 oz). Best wishes to the proud parents.

Wedding Bells

M&JK: The infamous couple met on the European continent to attend JK's cousin Agelikki's wedding. It was a beautiful church ceremony in Plaka followed by an intimate dinner at the Grande Bretagne Hotel in Syntagma Square.

 

Congratulations!!

Photos on Flickr and Picasa Web Albums Wedding and Picasa Web Albums Athens.

Hash #120 and Hash #121

There is nothing more enjoyable than going for a hike in the forest....... that is, of course, unless you are hiking in the tropical forest of central Africa where poisonous spiders and killer ants haunt you at every step. Once a month in Malabo, a mixed groups of locals and foreigners embark on a 4 hour adventure into the unknown.

JK was lucky - or unlucky depending on who you are - enough to partake in Malabo's Hash Walk ritual on his 35th birthday. Word got out to the organisers and when all was said and done, JK found himself sitting in a cooler of ice and freezing cold water while the Hashers sang to him. When the chanting was over, hey had to chug a beer while everyone poured beer on him. Poor JohnnyK!!!

Congratulations Melissa and Alex!

MK: We would like to send warm congratulations to our friends Melissa and Baron von Alex on the birth of their second son, Julian Alexander Fama von Schilling.















Although he was late coming, when he finally did decide to make his appearance, he was in a hurry! He arrived on August 14 at a good weight of 8lb 3oz. We wish Alex, Melissa, Enzo, and Julian all the best.