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Worth

worth: 1. good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting. 2. having a value of, or equal in value to… The last two weeks have had their fair share of adventures! As I come to work everyday, I am utterly amazed at what is being done in the fight to end injustice here in South Africa- and what…

Surprised by Generosity

This past week I’ve been reminded of the generosity of my Belmont community. We’ve been preparing for the study abroad group that’s coming to CEMOC this Saturday. They’re going to tour the facilities; meet our students, volunteer, and spend the…

Belmont in Guatemala

In a few days, a large group of students from Belmont will be arriving in Guatemala for a trip that will no doubt change them in some profound way.  I stepped off the plane almost four years ago in the…

The last week of “Kru” Kyle

In only 3 days, I will be finishing up my last day of teaching. It has been an amazingly, quick time here in Thailand, and I cannot believe that it is coming to a close. Starting a business the last…

Gardening, part 2: dung run

Recently, my supervisor in the garden, Suprya, received word that several local farmers were dumping their cow dung in the village backwaters (which also happens to be the place where the ashram and the villagers get their water from. )…

I’ll let the photos talk.

To pick just one story about the last two weeks would be too hard… so I’ll just let the photos do the talking. At the end of January, Eric and I had to make a visa run to Mexico. Suffice…

On Top of the World – Phu Chee Fah

Yesterday morning I was woken up by my friend Mark’s alarm at approximately 3:15 AM. Surprisingly this was not on accident, yet a choice. Mark and I, along with 8 other friends, were making the 2 hour trip to go…

Notes on Marriage and Travel

The running joke from family and friends in the months leading up to our wedding late June was that we would get married in Nashville and run off to a yearlong honeymoon in Guatemala.  Though we came here to work,…

One Month In

I have been in Cape Town for one month now. My back is pressed against my chair as I look through the pictures that I have taken throughout my four weeks here- exhale! I really am in the most beautiful…