HOPAC’s 10th Annual Service Emphasis Week (SEW) – Team DAIL! DAIL is a Korean NGO that works in an impoverished community near HOPAC in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They run a foundational school for a number of the students in the community, where several of the twelfth grade HOPAC students volunteer throughout the year. For…
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Photo Blast!
Just a small sample of the photography I’ve been doing this month…
The ABC’s of Life in Dar es Salaam
Azam Ball Cones Azam is an enormous manufacturer of food products (and probably other things) in Tanzania. Juice, flour, milk(ish), you name it, and Azam probably produces it. However, the crowning achievement of Azam’s manufacturing genius is the ball cone. The Azam ball cone is simply a scoop of vanilla ice cream atop a cone and…
Created to Live in Community
Love God. Love People. It’s tattooed in bold on my wrist. I see it hundreds of time every day. It echoes Jesus’ words in Matthew 22: “And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the…
Kweli
I originally logged onto WordPress to write a serious post, but it just isn’t happening tonight. I think I might continue mulling over my ideas on how us humans were created to live in community over the long weekend (I’m heading to Mbeya to do some hiking in the mountains). Until I get back and…
Blogging Award #prettycool
So this morning, I got a message from a good friend of mine, former co-worker, and incredible blogger, Carrie Wisehart, notifying me that she had nominated me for the Liebster Blog award. In all honesty, my first thought was something along the lines of, “But why me? My blog isn’t like that…its just my stories and…
Its a Small, Small World
As I’ve said before, living in Dar es Salaam gives me the incredible opportunity to experience a plethora of different cultures all in one city. I get to hang out with people from Columbia, Australia, France, Russia, Finland, etc., hear their languages, and learn small bits about how they view the world. Somewhat surprisingly, Fort…
The Best Job Ever.
Yes. That’s right. I have the best job ever. Teaching at HOPAC is actually a lot of fun. My job is pretty awesome. I get to be mobbed by awesome primary students in the snack bar line. I get to wear crazy colors and celebrate togetherness with students and teachers of all ages. I get…
Pamoja Week: Year #3
Its difficult for me to believe that this is my third year at HOPAC, but, as this is my third week participating in the legendary “Pamoja Week,” it must be true. Pamoja Week is our celebration of unity at HOPAC. In many ways, it mirrors the American “Spirit Week.” Pamoja Week is the highlight of…
Ride Fierce Racing 