In Adventure/ Canada/ Explore Type Two Fun on the Rockwall Trail To be honest, I’m not even sure this year’s #girlsgonewild trip even qualifies as Type Two Fun. There was no snow, no rain, no bleeding… Continue Reading →
In Adventure/ Explore/ Iceland Livin’ Large on the Laugavegur We arrived in Landmannalauger (the starting point of the Laugavegur Trek) late in the day, surveyed our surroundings, decided we didn’t have to prove… Continue Reading →
In Adventure/ Canada/ Explore Type Two Fun on the Skyline Trail Off to a rocky start when I realized my hiking boots didn’t make it into the car. Type two fun begins.#firstbigmistake But, with new… Continue Reading →
In International Development/ Water Wells the independence of it We drive through the deserted streets of Bethel, Nicaragua. They are potholed and rutted and they appear to serve more to delineate the rows… Continue Reading →
In Explore/ Guatemala/ International Development Let me be your eyes. In the Guatemala highlands, this is what I see. I see Quechua mothers donning beautiful hand-embroidered blouses, bearing swaddled babies on their backs, and… Continue Reading →
In International Development/ Water Wells the eye witness account of it I am nervous. I am not sure why. Or is it excitement disguised as nerves? Either way, I am sweating profusely. The dust we… Continue Reading →
In Explore/ Guatemala/ International Development What a Smile Sounds Like It is said that 90% of communication is nonverbal. Nevertheless, with a when in Rome attitude, I ask our local translator the Mam word… Continue Reading →
In Explore/ Guatemala/ International Development No Cavity Club I have mostly fond memories of visiting the dentist as a child. My mom always took me for ice cream afterwards, I always, always, left… Continue Reading →
In Explore/ Guatemala/ International Development Much to Smile About Earlier this year, we celebrated the construction of a new school in the community of Tuimuj. In the coming months we will be kicking… Continue Reading →