5 years ago we began trekking together with backpacks on our back going this way and that, sometimes together and sometimes apart.
For now, we will continue to stuff our bags and trek on -- together.
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5 years ago we began trekking together with backpacks on our back going this way and that, sometimes together and sometimes apart.
For now, we will continue to stuff our bags and trek on -- together.
It's been some months now since we returned from Burundi. Since our return we've been able to spend time both with our family in the Netherlands and our family in the States.
Photos with captions about our time in Burundi
Talking to Léocadie was very inspiring, she is a very active member in her community. Besides training her group of 10 ‘2nd generation farmers’ she is also involved in a local micro-financing association. She even trains parents of 15 local malnourished children in better nutritional practices.
With Allie’s loyal heart, she wanted to visit as many of our Ugandan family and friends while there, so they would know we hadn’t forgotten them. Besides our Mama in Mukono, we have another Mama in a place called Kapchorwa in the mountainous east of Uganda.
It's been a while...
To be honest, our first month and a half in Burundi has been hard to write about. There have been a lot of difficulties scattered with a lot of good.
We have finally arrived in Gitega! This was what we came for, to do our research here. Although there are still a lot of uncertainties about how the research will go, we had a good, productive, and inspiring week.
Photos from Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
....I've discovered that my figure drawing class has assisted me tremendously with my understanding of the human body, that my high school sculpture class founded my casting skills, and that drawing and offering my white hand as a blank canvas can bring a lot of smiles. And to top it off, I've witnessed the success of an organization founded internationally, but now completely run by and now taken ownership of by the local people....
Can I declare "African Time" in my defense for not posting in more than a month?
I'm not sure that would be the best defense. Honestly, the last month has been full of learning, school work, new adventures, challenges, travels, and a lot of processing.
Did you know that I glow in the dark?