If there’s one thing which I haven’t learnt to love in Guinea is the money, or more precisely, the denominations and sizes of the notes. Everything costs hundreds of thousands which means you have to carry a lot of money which sometimes carrying wads and wads of cash which equates some dozens of euros. This … Continue reading »
**I shall digress from blogging on Conakry for a little in order to give a shout-out to some fellow bloggers!** Blogging is not only an outlet for things in your head and things you see, but it introduces you (whether you like it or not) to a world of bloggers out there. My blog started … Continue reading »
Today I was hoping to be writing about a great concert I went to yesterday in Conakry, but instead I will write about one of the most surreal experiences I’ve ever had; an experience that a couple hours later had us laughing and joking about it but in the moment was slightly frightening and could … Continue reading »
I can’t say this enough, but I absolutely love the sunsets on this continent and no matter how many I see I just can’t get enough! I know a few bloggers out there have already told that they think African sunsets are the most beautiful, but some other folks might disagree, however as this continent … Continue reading »
Two days ago I had my first health scare in Guinea when I showed some malaria symptoms. As per our companies procedure I went straight to our medical department to test for Malaria, which fortunately came out negative. However as the day progressed I wasn’t getting any better and by the end of the day … Continue reading »
Last Sunday a couple of people from work including myself went to an orphanage here in Conakry to continue some work started here a few weeks ago. The Orphanage is called Foyer de St. Joseph (St. Joseph’s Home) and is run by Father Etienne, a French Catholic Priest.
Yesterday some colleagues and I went to an orphanage as part of the social side of the company however on the way (an almost one hour drive) I some opportunities to take some interesting photo’s from within the car which I wanted to share! I will write a separate post about the orphanage visit soon.
One of the things I read about Guinea before coming here is that is has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world (currently 175 out of 183, see here for reference). This stuck with me as I honestly believe that education should be a right and not a privilege. However, one of the most … Continue reading »
So I’ve been a week in Conakry already and well, I can’t say that things have gone too badly and in general the experience has been quite positive so far, despite the realization that I’m back in real Africa; the Africa where power cuts are common, you can’t drink tap water and the internet is … Continue reading »
It’s Mother’s Day across most of the world today and even though I’ve already spoken to mine just wanted to give her a shout out here on the blog. She deserves a shout out as I know I was never mister personality and did at times push her buttons, and despite always making choices she … Continue reading »
I’ve been in blessed with great views at some of the view that the staff houses I’ve been housed at with my company and Guinea has been no exception. This is what I have been blessed with here and is already one of my favourite things about the country! Enjoy!
I arrived in Conakry on Monday afternoon after a tiring flight from London via Paris and Nouakchott (That’s in Mauritania in case you are wondering). Spending four months in the cold and grey weather in London meant that the thirty plus Celsius temperature coming out of the airplane on arrival was a quite a bit of a … Continue reading »
Just a teaser for now… There will be more to come soon! Stay tuned!
Yesterday, the memories of my various camping trips to the Sahara came rushing back as I attended a concert of band I became aware of in 2008 and have loved ever since! It’s been a long time coming but yesterday I finally saw the Malian Tuaregs called Tinariwen and I was not disappointed! Their music, … Continue reading »
The process of going to a new country for work can be an experience depending what you have to go through. I’ve been lucky that for the most part, these experiences for me haven’t been the worst and have usually gone through quite smoothly (Libya being the exception to the rule).
This time last year Raquel and I were in Portugal secretly scouting wedding locations in preparation for a wedding which we hadn’t told anyone about. That was 12 months ago and at the time we kept saying, “we have more than enough time to get things done!” Now, only four months stand between the present … Continue reading »
