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Caves & Waterfalls

By: like black butterflies January 9, 2013March 1, 2020

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We finally got to the vacation part of my trip in SA. I mean this whole time has been my vacation, but Efrem finally has his 10 days of time off. So now we’re in the middle of a road trip through the garden route. We took this trip before in the winter to Plettenberg…

Face Fear

By: like black butterflies August 13, 2012February 26, 2020

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“Fear is temporary. Regret is forever.” That statement couldn’t be more true. It’s the motto at face adrenalin–the bungee jump at Bloukrans Bridge in South Africa, which holds the Guiness World Record for the highest bridge jump in the world (216 m/709 ft). This past weekend I faced one type of fear (sheer terror, to…

Whole foods takes EBT…and other NYC adventures

By: like black butterflies August 13, 2010March 11, 2020

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Besides still being homeless (although now staying with an obie instead of living in a hostel) things are still rather strange. This week was a week of more training and going to the foundation center to learn about fundraising and all that ish. We crashed and burned on the apartment we should’ve been moving into…