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I had to run an errand in Accra today so I got a chance to walk around the neighborhood of Adabracka, where Laura and I lived when we first visited Ghana in 2003. It’s now five years later and I was caught off guard to see the same woman who was selling grilled plantains on [...]

It is great working with carpenters and helpers and trading methods of fabrication.  We each have something different to offer each other.  It has been a learning experience putting up framework and then paneling without the benefit of power-tools.  Stephen can cut an eight foot piece of paneling so straight and so [...]

Knocked off work a bit early today.  The highly contested presidential run-off elections were supposed to conclude today with a noon announcement, and we had heard from a few people that we may not want to be out and about at this time.  I was a bit alarmed by this because absolutely everything in Abeka [...]

What an incredible first day of building. Ed and Jack were rocking from the moment they got their fingers on that first greased hand saw. I couldn’t keep the wood coming fast enough as I ran from foreign exchange office to lumber yard and back to the school at least 4 times today. It was [...]

Ed and I are so in our element. It is 95 degrees and 80% humidity working on the third floor with a metal roof over us and we are so happy at what we are doing. This is the first day and we already put up 5 walls. It is going to be very hard [...]

Now for the good part….
On Christmas day, we headed out from our hotel to the village we will be working with for this week. It’s over an hour outside of Eleru. The drive is something out of a movie. I wish you could all be here to experience it. We are piled into an old [...]

More than one person in our group today has said that the feelings they experienced upon arrival in Gummallapadu village are practically indescribable. Try to imagine the most welcome you have ever felt – coming home for a holiday after a long trip; an induction into a fraternity or sorority; seeing a old friend after [...]

Arrival and Hyderabad Orientation

All 13 members of the Winter 2008-2009 work camp have arrived safely in India and met on the 24th of December for orientation in Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh. We are elated to be graced with the presence of the film crew, Something Worth Doing, who will not just be [...]

Today’s day-long stop in Casablanca, Moroco was the greatest layover I’ve ever experienced.  Royal Air Maroc knows what its doing.  From the moment we arrived in Casablanca everything has been on the house as we were wisked via shuttle to the Atlas Hotel for a free lunch, dinner, and hotel room.  Now, after two hot [...]

I know for sure that when Laura and I first arrived in Ghana in 2003 I never thought I would return again so soon.  Now, I’m returning for the 3rd time in just 6 years?  There are those places in the world where you visit and just know you have to get back there, but [...]

Here we are, done counting down, tomorrow we leave for Ghana.  I just checked and we have reached and surpassed our goal!!!  As Ed said, I can’t believe we are actually going.  Thank you everyone for your support and donations.  Folks from all the different parts of my life have been calling and saying it [...]

Winning team in 2008

Its time to hoop it up for a great cause. Longitude is pleased to present its 3rd Annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament at the Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island, on Saturday January 17, 2009, .  This event is always a lot of fun, and this year we hope to make an even [...]