Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Going to Africa

Hi all, I want to thank all the folks that have been reading or following Dreams in the Lich House and to let you know I expect to be offline quite a bit over the next few weeks.  I haven't been able to post as much gaming stuff lately as we've been planning a huge trip - we're going to Africa.  I'll be back at the end of the month.  We're specifically heading to Ethiopia.  While I have a few near term posts mostly ready to go, I'm not sure how good the internet connectivity will be out there and whether posting will be possible on the road.

It's good news - we're in the final stages of an international adoption, to help a four year old orphaned boy join our family.  On this trip we'll be heading out to the orphanage, meeting the surviving relatives, and doing all the court stuff; if approved we'll have a second trip early in the summer to bring the little guy home.

So if I don't get a chance to post or micro blog, I'm off doing good things, and will be back online the first week of May.  I'll have my brainstorming notebook for the plane ride, so either the Black City will get some love, or gamer ADD will crash Gothic Greyhawk like a house of cards - because we DM's are nuts.

See you all on the other side!

12 comments:

  1. Congratulations, and well done.

    But you're not going to bag any elephants while there? ;)

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  2. Very exciting! I wish you great success with your international adoption. Friends of ours are in the middle of that process as well (though not from that region of the world). I have the utmost respect for what you are doing.

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  3. Congrats, and have a safe and happy journey!

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  4. Wow, way cool Beedo! Congratulations!

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  5. Wow - that's big Beedo. I hope everything goes well and the red tape melts in your presence. :)

    - Ark

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  6. Have a nice trip! And good luck with the adoption - you're a very good and noble man to do so!

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  7. Good luck, my friend, and stay safe- you take all our good wishes along for the ride. Make sure to take some photos of foreign lands to fuel our imaginations.

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  8. That is a good thing you are doing. Hope it all goes well. We'll keep the internet safe for you while you're gone :)

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  9. Righteous. I wish you only success.

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  10. Wow... that is a good reason for fewer posts! Good luck, and I hope it works out.

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  11. Good luck on your trip. If you have a little time check out some of the older ethopian churches. great work with the lich house by the by.

    Lazarus Lupin
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  12. Best of luck. My sister (and I, more-or-less) adopted a two-and-a-half-year old from Kazakhstan recently. It's been a long process, life-changing (huh, what happened to all my free time) but very rewarding.

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