“Yebeshia Africa” is Seshwi for “I will return.” Someday, I will go back to that continent, but for now I’m back to Americanland for a little TLC and to see my family…
children
A Place to Call Home
Introducing the lovely children of Humjibre, Western Ghana, and my new home for the next year! After lugging all that I own in the world (aside from a few boxes of books…
Hope Home
As Art Director and Volunteer Coordinator at ARI, I get the wonderful opportunity to work with loads of volunteers coming to us from all over the world. Each one brings with them…
Favorite Things: Burmese Children
Today as I was walking home with my pack shucked full of delicious fruit (yum!), I saw one of our little Burmese girls selling flowers on the street and she ran to…
Joy
In the 3 months I’ve been here in Thailand, I’ve watched this little girl absolutely blossom. She has gone from being all clenched up and afraid to look at the world and…
Wat Pa Pao
I would like to apologize for all you waiting with baited breath for my side of the Minge Self Portrait Challenge. There is this rule of threes for all failures and successes…
Mit Meon Dek: Children’s Home
On Friday, we visited a home for children with disabilities in Chiang Mai. Our volunteers decided to do a music workshop that consisted of decorating small instruments made out of paper cups…
King of my Heart
Today I went in search for the littlest of our Young Lion kiddos, (Young Lions is an a art workshop we hold in our front yard for the local Burmese refugee kids)…
Land of a Thousand Smiles
Hello from sunny Chiang Mai, Thailand! The chicken has official flown the coup! The Korean coup that is. So I made it. After flying all night and weedling evil luggage weight Nazis,…
Farewells and Happy Trails!
I cried all over my last samgapsal school lunch. I should have known I couldn’t hold off the waterworks with my favorite little 4th grade students. I’m so glad they were my…
Hittin’ the Road
Home is where the heart is. And sometimes where the clear-eyed munchkin nephews are!
Good morning!
This is the face that wakes me every morning this vacation week with an irresistible smile and,”tickle fest?”
Touch Down…
The first morning in Banda Aceh, we woke to the haunting and lyrical sound of the 4am morning prayer humming from the Great Mosque’s loudspeakers. I found myself thinking excitedly, “Todo, we’re…