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I’m Going on an Adventure!
A few months ago I attended a TEDx event in Houston. The application process consisted of various interesting questions, one of them asking, “Do you consider yourself happy?” There were six rankings....
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Life with a Ugandan Family: Part 1
After spending two weeks at a compound near Kampala, the volunteers dispersed to various language regions throughout the country. I traveled North with six other volunteers to Lira, where we will each...
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Life with a Ugandan Family: Part 3 – American and Helpless
There is a fairly common belief among Ugandans that Americans are helpless. In the minds of many, we are coddled from birth, having never washed our own clothes or cooked our own meals; our skills...
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Life with a Ugandan Family: Part 4 – Goodbye, Dear Family
Living with a Ugandan family has been frustrating at times, but it has also been wonderful, inspiring and rewarding. I do not even consider the difficulties ‘bad’, as part of my motivation for joining...
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My Next 2 Years
I have now been at my permanent site in Lira for a month. It is great to start feeling productive again. I am working with International Lifeline Fund, and NGO providing clean water and fuel efficient...
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The Climb.
Adventures. They are here one moment and gone the next. The anticipation and excitement leading up to them can last for months or even years. Perhaps it is a marriage, a party, a vacation or a new...
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