Alaska to Africa (and beyond...)

So, this happened a few weeks ago but I’ve been busy.  And I need to share… I was in a rickshaw on my way to work when we pulled to a s...

In a few recent blogs, I have referred to an NGO which I am volunteering for. The NGO is Swades Foundation   http://www.swadesfoundation.or...

So many people in Mumbai are living without basic conditions, like a bathroom.  So every morning, people take to the streets/ train tracks...

India, like most of the world, has a problem with waste disposal.  Many cities and countries throughout the world have been able to cove...

Day two of being in the rural villages has been just as wonderful as day one.  It’s been packed full of new people and exciting possibilit...

Feels like I’m back in Mozambique.  I’ve been in India on and off for the past 10 months, and it wasn’t until today that I legitimately fe...

My time here has been spent wandering around town and getting lost. Saturday I walked a fair amount- metro to dinner to apartment to bar to...

While walking through a mini flea market today, out of the corner of my eye I saw material I recognized.  When I looked I realized it was c...

My time in Morocco was not touristy- I was there to spend time with my family and it was amazing. Although I did not travel around the coun...

At a going away party/happy hour on Friday, I met a couple that works for Peace Corps here in Morocco.  They are both RPCVs themselves and ...

So I've finally started running again, now that I have running shoes and plenty of down time.  I'm used to getting honked at or whi...

Everyone is at work or at school while I’m here at the house, but today I discovered the Wii.  After an hour of boxing and another hour o...

Tara, Dee, Lou and I all treated ourselves to a girly day today.  Started with mani-pedis (oh how the nail techs hated me! I haven't ha...

The house is pretty much empty during the day- the girls at school and the parents at work.  That's left me with lots of time to read...

I made it to Morocco! But let me rewind... My last two weeks in India were wonderful! I went back to Bombay after Udaipur and once again...

More photos- again you might have to go back through and read blogs for context. Superbowl Monday- 4am first view of the Taj ...