African Adventure

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African Adventure Day 2: Johannesburg Recap

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Alicia Fleri

Sitting at the JoBurg airport awaiting my flight to Dar el Salaam in Tanzania. It has been an unbelievably busy week thus far. As always I had the greatest of intentions to keep up to date on what is going … Continue reading →

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African Adventure Day 1: Johannesburg Recap

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Alicia Fleri

We finally arrive after what felt like an eternity in transit which included about an hour by car. The hotel, The Southern Sun Hyde Park is a beautiful, modern hotel with spectacular views from each window. The afternoon was for … Continue reading →

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African Adventure: Posts from Alex

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Alex Flores

Sooo, I must first apologize for not keeping up with my blogging duties. Quick Recap – We are working with Columbia University’s ICAP division in Africa, installing, setting up and training at 7 different countries. After a 30 hour home … Continue reading →

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On Our Way

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Alicia Fleri

So here we are on the second leg of the journey, from London to Johannesburg. It’s about 5:30pm at home (10:30 on the plane) and I find myself between Alex and Joe, AGAIN, on this leg. I really should have … Continue reading →

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Shots, Shots, Shots, Shots

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Alicia Fleri

This trip is finally becoming a reality. Today we had the pleasure of our first round of shots for this adventure project. Joe selected a specialist downtown that was gracious enough to come in on his day off to help … Continue reading →

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African Adventure – Logistics

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Alicia Fleri

We are several weeks away from our confirmed start date of May 8 and we need to finalize the cost and decide who would be going. After careful consideration, I decide that I, of course, would need to go. Alex … Continue reading →

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African Adventure – Just a few last details

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Alicia Fleri

Weeks go by, Craig is on vacation, and I head out for a week to California for an Advisory Council meeting, than a few days exploring San Francisco. On Wednesday, March 23rd, I receive an email from Craig, responding to … Continue reading →

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African Adventure – The Brainstorming Session

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Alicia Fleri

Craig and I finally connected on the afternoon of the seventh. As he mentioned in his message representatives, including the programs global financial people were going to be in town. This would be a great opportunity for them to discuss, … Continue reading →

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African Adventure – Losing Hope

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Alicia Fleri

Five days pass, I have a contact name and the best number to reach him. I try to call several more times to no avail, not even a voice mail to leave a message. A few more emails, no response … Continue reading →

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African Adventure – How it all got started

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Alicia Fleri

March is the time of year when PNATC typically begins the slow transition from the sheer and utter madness of what was our 4-month busy season to the more manageable, organized chaos of spring and summer. This year was no … Continue reading →

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