“You can do it, but you’re scared.”
“You can do it, but you’re scared.” These were words that my co-worker Jimson said to me as he was guiding me through a painting at a Haitian painting class that he was leading. He was…
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Expect the Unexpected
*Leaves the U.S. with a week old cold and no medicine.* Me: I’m fine. It’s just my body re-adjusting to this Northern weather. *Arrives in Spain with flat mates who are also sick.* It’s fine. I’ll just clean, eat really…
tata (good bye in Nepali)
Well my last two weeks in Nepal have come to an end. As I head off back to America. I have tried and tried to reflect on my time the final two weeks I have been here but I am…
Wrapping Up
My fellowship ends so soon and right now I am feeling so many things. Firstly I am still discovering new places in my community. For example, I just learned that the Imigongo Art Center in Kibungo has a cafe! And…
Off to the Cape!
This past week I traveled down to Cape Town, South Africa for 6 days to see one of my dear friends from high school. Jen is currently traveling on the Watson fellowship for a year. She began in Columbia and…
Somebody send me their Halloween candy!
Hello everyone! I hope you are doing well. I am doing fine here in Chiang Mai, and the past three weeks have gone by with a few changes. The Sisters of the home recently attended a conference in Bangkok with…
Easy and Light
As of yesterday, it has officially been a month since I made the big move to Haiti. And what an incredible blessing this first month has been. It has been nothing like I expected, but immeasurably more than…
Showing Up
Jean Robert, Benita, and their sweet kiddos have become quite dear to me. Not for any specific work purposes or attachments, but because they have genuinely welcomed me into their lives with no strings attached. When I enter their makeshift…
Skeletons in the ER
This week I spent my time in the Emergency Department. The most common incident would be a motor vehicle accident, and the second most common was physical assault. Here are some patients I saw through out the week in the…
Last Day in the U.S.A (Until 2019)
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. – Maya Angelou More than a month ago I compared myself to the white rabbit in…