I’ve been home for almost three months.åÊ I’ve been struggling to redefine my definition of home for almost three months. You see, the problem (and the blessing) with leaving theåÊonly place you’ve ever known as home is that you discover that home is not a…

19 June, 2015

I’ve been home for almost three months.ξ I’ve been struggling to redefine my definition of home for almost three months. You see, the problem (and the blessing) with leaving theξonly place you’ve ever known as home is that you discover that home is not a…

19 June, 2015

1. It’s hot. Not just “Oh, it’s a little warm out today,” but a real ” I think I might be dying,” type of heat. Think Georgia in the end of July, just before the near daily afternoon thunderstorms where the humidity is at it’s…

22 October, 2014

Today was laundry day. Today I washed clothes the “traditional way.” Today I soaked all the clothes I brought with me to this beautiful country in brightly colored buckets in the hot sunshine of our roof. Today I bent over a shallow concrete sink much…

06 September, 2014

The notion of “self” is an odd one. The idea that we as people can be completely summed up into this one entity is so abstract, so indefinite that it’s hard to grasp on to. People make entire careers, base all of their goals, and…

31 August, 2014

Hey y’all! First off, I cannot believe that this bridge year is actually happening for me. As my departure date grows nearer, I can’t help but to feel scared, excited, and nervous all at the same time. This is something completely new and different. I’m…

30 July, 2014