Welcome!

Hey everyone!

I will be updating this blog as often as I can, and am really happy you all are following along with me.

I leave for Africa on the 13th of February, and am there until late July / early August.

As for pictures and video, i'll be bringing along my new camera (which is a nice change after my 5-year-old one!). The Olympus Stylus Tough can go underwater up to 30 or so feet, and shock (drop) proof up to 7 feet.

I'll also have my Kodak zi8, which takes HD video and is incredibly small and portable. Hopefully I'll be able to get all the video and pictures I take uploaded periodically so that I can share it with all of you.

Naturally, apart from the photos and video, I'll be keeping a journal / this blog to keep as many records of this trip as possible.

And now, for your viewing pleasure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCca5mPMp9A

Final picture test, see if linked photos (from a website or whatnot) can easily be posted.

Woot!

Testing to make sure photos can be added easily

Hey everyone, here is a picture, so hopefully it uploads with no problems.

Welcome to my travel blog!

Hello all. My name is Jason Aul, and I am a student at The George Washington University majoring in Political Science. Over the next 6 months, I will be traveling to the following places: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey. Apart from the travel aspect, I will be volunteering in both Tanzania and Jordan.

I hope you all enjoy my blog and feel free to comment whenever you'd like!

Testing posting to Blog via e-mail

Hey everyone, this is a simple test to see if e-mailing this address will automatically post to my blog.