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- Safari was incredible today - saw zebras, giraffes, baboons, antelope, an elephant and much more. Baboons 2 ft from the car is quite scary.11:08 AM Jul 11th from web
- Had an experience walking out of the market today that will always stay with me. Will "blog about it" when I return.10:39 AM Jul 9th from web
- Finished work on the house today, time is flying. Going on a safari Saturday and Sunday. Could go for some Katsu sushi right now.10:37 AM Jul 9th from web
- Sorry for barrage of updates, limited on internet. While I'm gone, read up on Rwanda's Vision 2020 plan, very ambitious: http://tr.im/rgQX11:36 AM Jul 7th from web
- Laid the foundation of a house yesterday and today - yes, I can still do manual labor. Barely. Pulled my back yesterday.11:30 AM Jul 7th from web
- "I will never apologize for having big dreams" - Paul Kagame11:28 AM Jul 7th from web
- Sunflower seeds are a big hit; translator told me the group of street kids kids were all saying, "swear you wont ever leave us!"11:27 AM Jul 7th from web
- Exhausted today; I've got internet on a laptop now so I don't have to turn my BB on again. @sarahcuda was right, this country is beautiful.5:30 AM Jul 5th from web
- Keeping a detailed journal, will post it all when I return. Have lots of great videos that the choir kids made with my camera this morning.2:57 PM Jul 4th from TwitterBerry
- Met 1 of the 3 survivors from the site; his whole family was murdered there but he won't leave area; "this is where my family lives" he says2:54 PM Jul 4th from TwitterBerry
- Visited genocide memorial in Butare yesterday - very raw experience. Mass graves and bones everywhere; 50k ppl killed in one area.2:52 PM Jul 4th from TwitterBerry
- Made it to Kigali and drove with team to Butare. Visited Asante Choir (asantechoir.org) and have left speechless. The world is so unfair.12:31 PM Jul 2nd from TwitterBerry
- Sleeping on the ground at the Nairobi airport w/ the team. 45 min boarding flight to Kigali fiinally. Nasine nasal spray is a life saver.12:41 AM Jul 2nd from TwitterBerry
- Made it to Heathrow safely and spent the day in London with rest of team. About to check in for the 8 hr flight to Nairobi. Tired...8:27 AM Jul 1st from TwitterBerry
- They make you turn the Kindle off when landing, can't believe it! My grandma was right...4:05 PM Jun 30th from TwitterBerry
- First leg of the trip: SFO -> Chicago. Will be in transit for over 26 hours, ahh!!11:14 AM Jun 30th from TwitterBerry
- @evankincade where you working now?4:21 PM Jun 29th from web
- Have swam 6 miles in the last week, leaving for Rwanda tomorrow morning.10:37 AM Jun 29th from web
- Thinking @kirill should have a birthday every weekend.9:09 AM Jun 27th from TwitterBerry
- Photo: Kirill’s 24th http://tumblr.com/xua260aex10:08 PM Jun 26th from Tumblr
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- Name Sam Purtill
- Location SF, CA
- Web http://sampurtill...
- Bio Founding team member of @YouNoodle and managing partner of Okapi Studio. Silicon Valley fanboy and startup addict.
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