Dad on vacation in the Congo

Okay so my Dad (Todd Nicholes) made it safely here last night. It was alot of fun to see his reaction to a place like this. Before his arrival I had told him that while at the airport he had to be careful because if he didn't stay on the outlined path that he would get pistol whipped, I must have been convincing because he believed me, although I was only joking. My dad says he is just amazed at the amount of people that are milling around in the streets and at the airport. We plan on doing some fun things while he is here and we will keep you posted.

In other news there was another earthquake in eastern Congo yesterday it was a 5.4. Also Ann Curry from NBC is in eastern Congo reporting on the major humanitarian crisis there look for a link to her reports on the side. Also in Time magazine underneath the numbers section they had this small article

"45,000- number of Congolese dying each month because of war, disease or malnutrition. In the past decade, war and its aftermath have caused 5.4 million deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a figure equivalent to the entire population of Denmark.
$15- Average per-person health-care spending in Congo each year. In the U.S., it's $6,000."

On a lighter note I thought it was time to change to music to more of my taste, with a few African songs thrown in there. I hope you enjoy.
Tyler