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2009

Dubai... from one extreme to another!

I was so content and happy in Nepal with my cold bucket showers, rice and beans, and no electricity... Then I spent a few days with friends in Dubai on my way to Africa and they ruined me! ;-) Flawless beach outside the door, crisp white sheets on a king sized bed, a hot shower, Starbucks every morning, Taco Bell, Krispy Kreme, a trip to Oman, and all things fancy for a backpacker like me...

It was amazing to have people wait on me hand and foot and to get a quick tan and recharge, but I'm actually more at home with a communal bucket shower, meeting locals, and having some fellow trekkers around. So, here I go to a remote region in Uganda to work with the Batwa Pygmies - back in hostels with shared bathrooms, and yes - back to eating rice and beans...

This picture was taken in OMAN after the removal of my unibomber beard and hair...

THANK YOU Marco and Michael for your incredible hospitality in the UAE...

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Guerrilla Aid is a style of volunteerism - simply go somewhere and do something, while teaching others to do the same.

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