In eighth grade Kelli told me a new girl moved in down the street. We became fast friends and despite her moving to Florida in high school and years of silence between, in the last years we have reunited as friends should, and the bittersweet is r…
CHEPTULU,KENYA — Cosmos Alusiola needs the right kind of clay for this traditional Tiriki pottery and the earth near Cheptulu town isn’t. When he needs it, someone packs sacks of the special clay and soil from his hometown of Masingo and he pays f…
I'm proud to announce that 585 Magazine [https://www.585mag.com] has featured a first-person essay by me about the experience of building the preschool in Nicaragua. Go The Friends Project [https://www.thefriendsproject.org]! If you are new to…
So am driving through the outback in a four wheel drive so tall it feels like a tank and listening to the only station that comes on and it is AM and thank god David Bowie comes in to keep me awake ... and screaming "We are the young Americans!&…
On the other side of the small creek are 10 lion cubs, running through the grass. I am disappointed we are on the wrong side, until they paw closer and settle in with three female lions ... about 30 feet from the Land Rover. On this morning, the…
It's a great day to listen to Motorhead and Maps on Main Street !!!! This is what happens when I remember to turn my cell phone on and it's so sunny I can barely see and it's the SECOND time in a day I've walked the 2 miles r/t to t…
I don't care I am wearing the ugliest men's work shirt, i love this photo more every time I see it. Mirko (back), Tessa and Dominic (thumbs up!) were great Amazon-mates, excited about everything and willing to do anything even when that me…
Today, this is going up as a reminder of the power of everyday people — us, them, here, there, and way out there. This is your English class in Las Minitas, that farmers and their families have sought for several years and we as The Friends Projec…
When I started this trip, friends and loved ones gave me little letters to take on my journey, to be opened when times were tough. to be reminded why I am out here and the people standing by my side. I expected to open a lot and was worried I'…
