Hardley Singola Sinjaa bought his truck back in 2003 to carry his wife and kids and goods for their home in the village of Mahanga, Kenya. It’s very rural and few people then, and now, have vehicles. Fewer have trucks. In desperate situations, peo…
I am in Africa living my dream because I hit girls on rollerskates. True story. I played roller derby. It was another dream of mine since I was a kid and watched these badasss chicks sprint around a track and hit each other. I got my wish when a…
I ended the day interviewing a freedom fighter who was instrumental in the fight for independence in the sixties, and jailed, but was passed over in the new government. He preserves his MARAGOLI history but cannot contain his rejection, or his disa…
August 3, 2014 This is your English class. And THIS is really your English class. We have FUN when we learn a new language. The Friends Project rocks! [www.thefriendsproject.org] Every Sunday and Monday, Javier, Alonso, Cristian and the other…
I was only in town for a week after South America and before I left for Africa, which was really really a short time. Too short. I didn’t have time to get myself together and prepped, let alone have time to spend some time with my friends and loved…
Today I spent celebrating a project with linguist Michael Diercks, of Pomona College, who is among 7 collaborators documenting small AFrican languages that until now — weren't. 10 members of Maragoli have been taping their personal stories, hi…
It's all about this today, and candy for a 3-foot pinata. They go hand in hand. Celebrating and showing photos of the Las Minitas school tonight that me and about 200 others helped families build.…
Woo hoo! WE - The Friends Project — built a school in Nicaragua! Tomorrow, July 23, I'm hosting a pop-up photo show to celebrate. I'll be sharing images of the construction, my experience with the Las Minitas farmers, the opening celebrati…
In a small Amazon settlement yesterday, a young boy walked up to Gladys Gonzales during a game and tugged on her arm to announce his dad had died. He cried, and she hugged him until he cried no more. Kids in peril, she says, need love. She meets…
