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July | 2012 | Stories from the Hood
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Stories from the Hood. Here are my thoughts on life…. Monthly Archives: July 2012. Questions and Answers…. July 19, 2012. I have had lots of questions sent my way about life on the island, so I wanted to answer a few on the blog that were sent from one of my favorite families. I would love to answer any others you may have, so feel free to email me! What is your favorite African food? Do you have normal bathrooms? What is the season there now and how hot/cold is it? Do they have cars where you are? Yes T...
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Around here… | Stories from the Hood
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Stories from the Hood. Here are my thoughts on life…. February 6, 2012. Our Guesthouse in Nairobi. My room at the Guesthouse. Going “old school” with my new phone…. The streets of Nairobi. My first Ethiopian meal (goat meat and some other stuff) – loved it! Newer post →. 2 thoughts on “ Around here…. February 6, 2012. I’m sure it more healthier than MickieD’s. Spicy? How’s the weather? February 6, 2012. The orange stuff: Shiro wat! Glad you are there with all your luggage! Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Stories from the Hood. Here are my thoughts on life…. Newer posts →. Overwhelmed and so thankful! February 1, 2012. The Farewell Tour 2012 is now over. I am pretty sure that in the past 2.5 months I have put over 12,000 miles on my car traveling around the country to see friends and family. It was a joy and privilege to have the time to spend on the road, thinking about life and the next steps He has for me…. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for the time we have been able to spend together. Thursda...
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Island life… | Stories from the Hood
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Stories from the Hood. Here are my thoughts on life…. July 14, 2012. So, for our first “unit” of study here, we were required to write a paper that included our observations on island life. Since I finally got my blog to load, I thought I would post mine for you read. Hopefully it paints a vivid picture of my world these days…. After driving around the island it is clear that the most prominent buildings are the I$l@mic places of w0rsh! Bars on windows, bars on doors, bars on patios. To their credit,...
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Little blessings along the way… | Stories from the Hood
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Stories from the Hood. Here are my thoughts on life…. Little blessings along the way…. February 12, 2012. And then starting a game of Bananagrams (thank you Mandy P! In the dark with my new friends. I don’t know why, but it was such a great memory…. White people). At the top of the mountain we spent time hanging out in a small town, drinking cold. Coca-Colas (it was a big deal that they were cold! Here are some pictures from our hike…. Me and my new roommates. Some unusual friends along the way. The most...
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Care Package Surprise! | Stories from the Hood
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Stories from the Hood. Here are my thoughts on life…. October 15, 2012. When I got home, I opened it to find that my sister is ridiculously awesomeShe sent great care package items essentials and non-essentials, but the BEST part was the special messages that greeted me when I opened the package. Thanks Amy. You outdid yourself and I love this box more than the things in it Love you and miss you! Figure out how to get it all the way over here. I am so blessed by all of you. Newer post →. October 15, 2012.
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New names… | Stories from the Hood
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Stories from the Hood. Here are my thoughts on life…. February 1, 2013. One of the things I’ve noticed so much this year are all of the names I’ve inherited along the journey. The names paint a picture for you of my life on Gilligan’s Island. This one comes from all of my team nieces and nephews. There are 11 of them all together, which can make for a really fun time! Means child in our island lingo, so I usually hear this one from my neighbor, Koko C. She is an older lady, a Koko. It is very complicated!
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March | 2012 | Stories from the Hood
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Stories from the Hood. Here are my thoughts on life…. Monthly Archives: March 2012. A birthday, a techno-fast and a kiss from a giraffe…. March 2, 2012. Well, I kissed a giraffe yesterday…needless to say, it was strange, but a very memorable experience nonetheless. Now that I have your interest peaked, let me fill you in on the details surrounding this event so that you don’t think I have lost my marbles…. They are absolutely fascinating! Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day…. I will miss b...
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A birthday, a techno-fast and a kiss from a giraffe… | Stories from the Hood
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Stories from the Hood. Here are my thoughts on life…. A birthday, a techno-fast and a kiss from a giraffe…. March 2, 2012. Well, I kissed a giraffe yesterday…needless to say, it was strange, but a very memorable experience nonetheless. Now that I have your interest peaked, let me fill you in on the details surrounding this event so that you don’t think I have lost my marbles…. After the elephant orphanage, we had lunch at the Giraffe Center and then spent the afternoon feeding (and kissing! 4 thoughts on...
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February | 2013 | Stories from the Hood
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Stories from the Hood. Here are my thoughts on life…. Monthly Archives: February 2013. February 1, 2013. One of the things I’ve noticed so much this year are all of the names I’ve inherited along the journey. The names paint a picture for you of my life on Gilligan’s Island. This one comes from all of my team nieces and nephews. There are 11 of them all together, which can make for a really fun time! Grandmother) and she just loves to call me her child. I think it’s a term of endearmentI hope so. There a...