Journeys way off the beaten path, and the power of everyday people.

Photos from the field

Traveling solo, I usually never have photos as keepsakes for myself. It's great to be sent some from Eduardo Sousa, whose family was lovely to spend three days with at Selenkay Conservancy in Kenya. I'm especially glad he took some of me a…

BEST. Tshirt. EVER.

Is there a “best t-shirt ever” website or award? Because I saw it. In the street market in Cheptulu. Best. Ever. Remember when lifeguard David Hasselhoff saved someone on "Baywatch" by performing a tracheotomy with a pen knife?! Utter…

Best photo day ever!

This afternoon and tonight I went through my photos for the day with five Masai men in beautiful red regalia and beaded arm bands and finery huddled around and behind me, watching and laughing and pointing 1. recognizing their friends and in SO A…

Buffalo in my BED!

8.17.14 I wake up to someone chewing in my ear. It is pitch black. No one is beside me. They chew again. I lay there with my eyes closed for another second, listening to the jaws gnaw, over and over. No birds are singing. It is late, and not so e…

Mahanga: Around home

I may be gone from Mahanga village, but it will always be with me. Hardley and Lydiah's family were so welcoming and really made me feel like a part of theirs. When you are somewhere new, and discovering, your own backyard is a vacation, a to…