Category Stories

Week Twenty Three

As I sit down to write this post I can’t help but mention the weight on my head and my heart from my upcoming departure from Rio. As the end of January approaches, my time in Rio begins to come…

Vans can hold 20 people if you try hard enough

This week has been a whirlwind to say the least. You think you’re settled in (do you ever settle into a third world country??) and then life presents some reminders that you are not from here. In the almost three…

Nanayee

The title of this post is what people here refer to as my “Ghanian name.” I was greeted at the airport almost two weeks ago by a very kind man named Nyame. After 24+ hours of travel he met me outside…

South Africa Recap

Amazing video recap of Jeanette’s working adventure in South Africa via her Lumos travels

Chacos: a gift from the Lord

Akwaaba and hello from Ghana! More specifically, hello from Mamfe- Akuapem Hills. I can’t believe I’ve been here for almost a week already! Before I try to put this last week into words, I would like to…

A first time for many things

My Grandmother is 100% Irish. As an ardent Catholic, she goes to church every day, reads during mass, and even has a rosary with shamrocks on every bead. Naturally, I have to start off my Lumos blog with a confession;…

Feliz Ano Novo

It’s January. If you’ve been keeping up with my travel, you will know that I arrived in August. Here I am, five months later, staring the end of my trip in the face. I haven’t yet begun wrapping up my…

Merry Christmas, from my home away from home

It’s that time of year once again, and yet it looks completely different from where I am standing. The sun is shining, it is ninety-eight degrees outside, everything is green and lively, and the sun doesn’t set until the evening,…

Unfathomable

“You must do the things you think you cannot do.” -Eleanor Roosevelt The month of December has been a whirlwind. Everything is happening right before my eyes- six months of careful planning unfolding right in front of me. It feels…