The Reality of Discomfort
The reality of discomfort is that it helps us grow. There have been, and I anticipate will be, many uncomfortable moments throughout...
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Aug 21, 2019
What I Have Come to Know
I stepped into this experience acknowledging a few truths. The most important being that I could be certain of nothing; that despite...
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May 27, 2019
Welcome Home!
Hot season. A mid-service volunteer shared that he thought hot season was the best time to arrive at site because by that time, Ramadan...
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May 4, 2019
See You Soon Kedougou
In a lot of ways today marks an upsetting end and an exciting beginning for every member of my Peace Corps stagier. The beautiful upset...
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Oct 15, 2018
Kili Summit: Uhuru Peak
As if the last few days weren’t enough individually or in combination, the final push to the summit would prove more arduous than I could...
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Oct 10, 2018
Kili: 3,950 - 4,000 meters
I consider this to be the most physically and mentally exhausting day of the trip. The fabled Barranco Wall greeted us as we were one of...
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Oct 4, 2018
Kili: 3,480 - 4,600 - 3,950 meters
The landscape undergoes another amazing change – it becomes otherworldly. Picture this – we are hiking on greyish sand on a path that...
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Oct 1, 2018
Kili: 3,000-3,840 meters
I have never been woken up so softly as on this mountain. “Good morning ladies” we would hear accompanied by the light scratching of our...
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Sep 26, 2018
Kili: 1,800-3,000 meters
When we arrived at the gate, we had some time to wait as our group got registered for the hike and we awaited our turn to begin. The...
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Sep 20, 2018
Kili: 289 meters
On the plane into Tanzania, we soared over the snow-capped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro! Greeted in the sky with our first glimpse of this...
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Sep 14, 2018
Kili: Prep
Hiking a mountain of this measure along the seven-day Machame route is a task that requires both proper equipment and understanding....
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Dec 23, 2016
In Reflection: DAPL
The camp resides in our rear view as our journey comes to a close. The farther we get away from the once-in-a-lifetime experience, the...
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Dec 19, 2016
Morning with the Sioux
Cotton candied clouds hung lazily above us with a color so vibrant it must have been painted by the imagination of a child. Fluorescent...
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Dec 18, 2016
Sacred Rock: Conflict Zone
At a gas station just outside of Sacred Rock, the burial grounds upon which this mass protest continues, I met Ivan Standing Horse....
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Dec 17, 2016
North Dakota Bound
“Let us continue to love one another. We have not lost our voices, so let’s advocate ever more passionately for the causes we believe in....
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Jul 17, 2016
Uganda: Incredible
When I arrived to the school, Esther crawled into my lap; it’s the last story time I would spend with her. Connections made were not in...
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Jul 8, 2016
Day 23: Katanga, Uganda
This is the story of when I left a piece of my heart in Katanga... The taxi lets us off atop an elevated heap of trash looking out over...
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Jul 2, 2016
Day 17: Wakiso, Nansana
Soapy water and a plastic cut-out make for a great ice breaker. Today was a day like no other as we were given a rare opportunity to...
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Jun 29, 2016
Day 14: Local Zoo
The very real struggles of life and of simply being human do not end when half a world away. The now familiar sound of roosters welcoming...
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Jun 25, 2016
Day 10: Jinja, Uganda
This is the moment where the arduous effort to be here pays off. Right now. Coming down from the inexplicable high of rafting the Nile...
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