Balancing the Story
Think of the single worst story from your life—a moment, an event, a time period when you had a lapse of judgment. Think of a season of your life when you felt like a shadow of yourself. Think of a…
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Spaces of Dialogue
I still find myself occasionally stopping in the middle of the street to marvel at where I am. The brightening skies keep each day feeing new, and slowly new residents are moving into the apartment. Things come full circle –…
Jen’s Lumos Journey: Week Two
“The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” —Marcel Proust I came to Africa knowing that my perspective on many things—social change, world issues, and my part in this story—would inevitably shift when…
The Common is Extraordinary
Spider webs. Yep. Spider webs. Why spider webs? Because spider webs are pretty much awesome. The thought that something as simple and common and ordinary as a spider web could actually be really impressive probably wouldn’t strike someone who didn’t…
Jambo!
As Tanzania recently just celebrated its 50th birthday, it is beginning to elevate another element of Nyerere’s principles: education. Education has been a severe problem all across Tanzania since its inception. In 1960, Tanzania was one of the poorest and…
Week One.
I tighten the straps of my backpack and take a deep breath. My eyes dart back and forth amid the sea of faces as the cacophony of a hundred different voices fill my ears. It’s all I can do to pay attention…
South African Soil
Alas, I am on South African soil once again! The peace of God that transcends all understanding has surely been a testimony to my travels here. I am learning that when you step out in faith and let God do…
Collaboration
One of the great opportunities afforded by doing an artist residency is the chance to work alongside artists from different perspectives and genres of art – different corners of the world as much as the art world. Last month I…
Caminul Felix
So, I’ve been feeling under the weather for the past few days here. The great thing about feeling under the weather though, is that you gain a new appreciation for things that you might not have noticed before. You don’t…
First Steps
It’s hard to think that last week at this time I was enjoying a lazy Sunday afternoon with my family. Fortunately, though I’ve only been in Port Elizabeth for two days, it already feels like home. It was hard for…