First Week: Part 1
I have finished my first week at Sinamune, and overall I have to say it was very confusing. There were a lot of great moments, but I never knew what was going to happen next. Technically, they are in their…
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The Countdown Has Begun
Well I am almost two weeks away from departing for my 14 week journey to Nepal. When I found out I was awarded the Lumos Award, August seemed so far away, but now my departure date is approaching quicker than…
Chicken Feet and Intelligent Alpacas
Well, I have safely arrived in Quito and made it through my first week! However, I can’t believe it has only been a week; I feel like I’ve been here for a month, so much has happened! Here is a…
Cycles
This morning before church I was warmly greeted by two sweet four years olds that I have had the pleasure of watching grow up these past few years. We have gone through quite a cycle of their opinions of me,…
Ready, Set, Quito!
Less than a month until I leave for Ecuador!!! I am so excited I can hardly focus on everything I need to get done. In the next two weeks, I am moving out of my apartment and putting everything into…
Enkosi S-CAPE!
It has been about a week since returning home, and I am still at a loss of words for what this experience has done in me. I have been putting off writing this because I don’t think I have the…
Wonder
Wonder and wondering have been on my mind these last few days. The 23rd of May marked one year since hopping off the plane in Haiti to work, and it was the first time that I stopped and wondered why…
The last days
Some quick highlights/updates from my last two weeks! These will be expanded upon in my reflection post upon returning home L Both our residents had some big, and positive developments in their cases the past few weeks. Again, for confidentiality…
Week Ten and Eleven | हप्ता दस र ग्यारह | (Hapta dasa ra gyaraha)
Then passed the first two weeks of my construction project in a blink of an eye. The next 9 weeks proved to be much more about the people and the stories of people as opposed to the work itself. When…
Week Nine | हप्ता नौ | (Hapta Nau)
Twelve hundred rupees handed over to the bus employee secured my turbulent 6 hour ride to Pokhara. The 200 kilometers, or about 120 miles (which would only take a family of four in a van to cross about 2 hours)…