A business of mongoose
2008-09-02, Oakland, United States. By: nimbus

Over the last few days I've learned that a group of mongoose is called a 'business', the Latin name for the species is Mungos mungo (heh heh), and that the correct term for plural mongoose is mongoose...

T-minus 30 days...or thereabouts.
2008-08-31, Oakland, United States. By: nimbus

Oh my gosh, my insides just turned into a knot writing that! So much left to do. Having only 8 weeks notice to pick up and move to Africa has been stressful to say the least, especially trying to org...

For those of you that have been asking...
2008-08-02, Oakland, United States. By: nimbus

...yes, I am really moving to Africa! I've been hired as a Veterinary Technician/Lab Manager for an NGO called CARACAL ([url]www.caracal.info[/url]) in Chobe National Park in Botswana. I will be mo...

A month later
2005-09-28, Oakland, United States. By: joshland

Wow...I never thought that a month later I would be getting e-mails from people who enjoy reading my journal. Thanks for all the kind words. I hope my brief and scattered stories help you in your jo...

I'm off!
2005-07-17, Oakland, United States. By: joshland

Hey everyone. I leave in just about 10 hours for Barcelona. I’ll be staying at a hostel called sun and moon (www.hostelbooker.com) the first two nights and after that…who knows. I thought you might...