Tonight is our last night in Arba Minch and tomorrow we start the long trek home. While I looked over the city, the woods, and the country, I can't help but think about the changes I've seen in me while I was here. I've become a little more patient, a little kinder, a little less … Continue reading Last Night in Ethiopia
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Ethiopia Day 1
I woke up to "Closer" by The Chainsmokers this morning. Not because I set it as my alarm, but because the elementary school next door to the hotel was having their PE to the song. For breakfast, I drank coffee and ate potatoes, green beans and carrots. For dinner, I ate pizza and french fries. … Continue reading Ethiopia Day 1
Plot Twist
Originally written for E3iopia Missions. You know when you are expecting something to happen, and then when it happens, it doesn't happen the way you were expecting it to? It's like when you're watching a movie, and you're expecting a happy ending... and the hero dies in the end. They call those "plot twists." Well, that's … Continue reading Plot Twist
ethiopia, part two
Last year, my family and I followed my mom to Ethiopia for 11 days to try to understand what about the country had captivated her heart so well. It didn't take long to understand it. The Ethiopian people are a people full of complete joy. It's a joy hard to describe, and sometimes quite difficult for … Continue reading ethiopia, part two
2015
In 2015, I ended and I began. I started and I finished. I met and I loved. I said hello and I said goodbye. I feared and I conquered. I ran into a door just to climb through a window. In 2015, I lived and I learned. Here's to doing it all over again in … Continue reading 2015
Ethiopia: day five
September 21, 2015 village day 1. About an hour outside of Bahir Dar is a little town that crowds around the tiny two way street that heads further north into the Amhara region. Three minutes before you reach this town is a little opening that reveals an unpaved and rocky trail that is also used … Continue reading Ethiopia: day five
Ethiopia: day three
September 19, 2015 This is Anna. Anna is 23 years old and lives in one of the villages of Amhara, Ethiopia. She's slightly timid and doesn't smile a lot, but when she does, her whole face lights up. I met Anna at the fistula clinic in Bahir Dar (oh yeah, we made it! if … Continue reading Ethiopia: day three
Ethiopia: day two
September 18, 2015 On Friday after breakfast, we headed out from the Yeka Guesthouse we were staying and stopped to visit Cherry's. "Cherry's" is what we call Women at Risk, a program that helps women in prostitution get off the streets and teac them skills so that they can start new careers and create a … Continue reading Ethiopia: day two
Ethiopia: day one
September 17, 2015: After 24 hours of travel with little sleep, you have no idea how happy I am to say that we have arrived in Ethiopia! We are all totally exhausted, and Nate passed out at dinner time, but hey, we made it. Because we are all so exhausted, we used today as a … Continue reading Ethiopia: day one
Anticipating Ethiopia
(For a little background click here) In exactly a week, my family of seven and about seven other people (who are like family to me) are going to embark on an eighteen (18) hour flight to experience something that is guaranteed to change our lives and our view of life and other people forever. It … Continue reading Anticipating Ethiopia
BEING TWENTYSOMETHING 