Write an entry Entries about this placeWorking here by vivacekateCurrently living and working in eastern Congo. I plan to be here around a year. It’s a combination of absolute beauty, generous people, and adventure along with super high visa costs and the challenges of living in some uncertainty. 4 months agoOne of the worst humanitarian crises in the world today by rrbakerMy trip was focused on humanitarian aid, not to see the gorillas and the scenery. To see, first-hand, how over ten years of rape, violence, and war have taken their toll on the people in this country. Exposure to this is everything: it is seeing the bravest, strongest, and most resilient people you could ever meet in the worst possible conditions a person could face in their lifetime. I visited IDP camps in Goma, health centers in Bukavu, and schools in Beni with many places further north, south, and in-between. What this country has gone through and still struggles with today is by far one of the world’s biggest and most unknown humantarian crises that deserves our support. over 4 years agoUntitled by nikkijonesAfter reading the book, Congo, I have wanted to go here. Explore the jungles, discover the ruins, dive into the rivers. Danger may lurk, but, alas! I will be prepared, with my trusty guide and band of foliage slashers… pulls out machete over 4 years agoUntitled by tinzeltownto thailand over 5 years agoAmazing.... by karaloWent on a boat trip down the Congo, amazing. The Congo is so wide that it feels like you are out at sea. You catch this boat that goes down the river where no cars go. People live on it. It has all you need. The boat goes to places where it is some people’s only contact with the outside world. People cook on it(MAINLYMONKEYBRAINS!), wash on it and to some it is their life. There are three levels depending on where you are in society, being white we were on the top level. Not all mod cons by any stretch of the imagination but truly an experience I will never forget.I still have the image in my mind of the locals riding up on canoes to try and attach to the boat to sell their wares, phenominal…… over 5 years agoSee all 14 entries |
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