Posts Tagged ‘Volunteer’

One thing I don’t do nearly enough is return to destinations I’ve previously visited. Coming back to Ethiopia was well worth the second time around. Naturally, the familiarity made Addis Ababa feel more like home and less like an intimidating lesser developed metropolis. But do not allow me to fool you. This second time around [...]

Rarely do I get excited from being tagged in goofy Facebook photos, but I was overjoyed when Basia tagged me in this one today. Her caption read as follows: “Premiera w National Geographic juz 14 maja! Sama nie mogę w to uwierzyć!” Basically this article will be appearing in National Geographic’s Polish version. Basia was [...]

Men ride inside and atop of a tap-tap down the road in Haiti. Photo: Adrienne C. Wilson If God is love or if he ever knew love, it wouldn’t seem so for many of us based off the way he repeatedly torments Haiti. Trust though that there are people so devastated and bewildered by the [...]

In retrospect, I’m more than pleased with the way my recent travels turned out. It has been less than a week since I returned from the Global Village project in Kisii and I have been thinking about it a lot. Mostly due to the high volume of questions from family and friends wanting to know [...]

Maasai Market at the Yaya. Photos: K.D. My travels in the East African country of Kenya are prize worthy. If there isn’t already a t-shirt that says, “I Survived the Kenya,” then I shall make one. From the trenches of the global village site to African time to bargaining for the best price to random [...]

Today I will begin my peregrination to a locale far away from my home. Although I’ll be helping to build homes in Kisii, Kenya, my heart will always have its place on my own turf. Without the strong support and love from my family and friends here at home, this journey would be nearly impossible. [...]

I wrapped my ten week AmeriCorps VSA assignment at the Homeless Coalition. Ten weeks flies by fast and I can only hope that I made a real contribution while I was there. Lessons about the homeless situation on a local level were most certainly learned in addition to the sometimes limited resources to people in [...]

What was supposed to be a build in Madagascar this year is now a project scheduled for Kenya. The political unrest and change in government has placed a hold on GV projects on the island nation of Madagascar. However, Kenya needs a few helping hands too! I’m still very much in need of adventure-minded individuals [...]

I have been hawking on headlines regarding Madagascar for the last month and then some. My slated Global Village build in late September / October is like confetti dancing in the air of uncertainty right now. The political unrest doesn’t make things look good. I am trying to be hopeful so that the people of [...]

I saw this help child soldiers video on the featured videos of youtube earlier and it pulled me right in. It even gave me chills. Good acting and it really gets you thinking – more so after you visit their website. Had to share this one for those looking for a worth while cause to [...]