A Sense of Place
Qué tal chicos, espero que estén bien! I’m currently typing this with one hand as I injured my thumb playing volleyball last week. I just arrived in Nashville for a brief visit with my family. It’s been so sweet to…
Category Stories
Settling in
Hello again! Here are your latest updates! The kids have loved teaching other kids that my hand represents “I love you.” Kids come up to me and just say, “I love you” show me their hand, and then walk away.…
merry mushrooms and making matoke
Hello there! I hope you are doing well and that you can take a moment to breathe + just be today 🙂 Here in Jinja, the past few weeks have been a bit of a breathing opportunity, time for the…
Getting The Cheese Touch, And Other Short Stories
Bienvenido de nuevo! Well you hate to see it but at long last I came down with The Coronavirus™ last week. I’d never previously come down with it and quite honestly was, like the rest of the outlier group never…
Two months down!
The last few weeks have been great! I’ve tried to balance work, exploring the city on my own, and hanging out with coworkers and friends. Riding my bike has been a great way to get around and explore neighborhoods faster…
Moving has its challenges
Hi everyone! The last two weeks have been crazy! The first week here was very challenging. I felt so homesick, but I didn’t want to go home, I just missed the feeling of home. I was terribly uncomfortable, which I…
Bad Bunny is a Bug in my Brain
Hola queridos amigos! Sharing an update on my life and work in Panama. Most notably, attended a paella festival at the park by my house this past weekend. It was such a happy day. I may or may not have…
a case of the garbage truck giggles
Earlier this week, I was sitting in the social work office working on organizing files when I heard a chorus of cheers and giggles of approximately 35 little ones. “Do they see a monkey in one of the property’s trees?…
Week eleven and I touched Heaven
Week eleven and I touched Heaven or at least got close… Sorry for the large delay in posting I spent most of week ten prepping and all of week eleven climbing the largest mountain in Africa. Due to the Tanzanian…
Somewhere in the Middle
Buenas :)) It has been a bit. Unfortunately, I spent two of the past three weeks in between my last post and now back in the States for the funeral of my boyfriend’s mom. Two nights prior to heading back…