“Love is madness” they say And truly mad it seems To lay down one’s life Just so others can live “Love is patient” they say A virtue hard won By thinking of others And men before time “Love is hopeful” they say Not down or depressed Seeing sunshine in rain And beauty in pain “Love…
Author: Abi
Elite mountain bike racer, data science student, former teacher...
Under His Wings
Its 2:31 a.m. My body wants to sleep, but my mosquito bites are itching and my mind is full. All weekend, I have been surrounded by friends concerned for my safety. Between riding my bicycle to and from school, taking public transportation, and generally jumping into Tanzanian culture with both feet, there are certain risks….
Pianos, Prayer, and Pain
Isn’t life ALWAYS uncertain? Sometimes we just take it for granted that we THINK we know what’s going to happen next. And so we fall into what may be a sense of false security. But when those plans come crashing down around our feet, and we start freaking out… This past week, when life seemed…
Writers Influenced and Influencing
“There must be a resemblance, which does not depend upon their own will, between al the writers of any particular age. They cannot escape from subjection to a common influence which arises out of an infinite combination of circumstances belonging to the times in which they live; though each is in a degree the author…
Counting Gifts
The last month has seen a barrage against my family. Nearly two weeks ago, my parents had an accident on their tandem bicycle, leaving my mom with several broken bones, and rendering her mostly immobile. The following week, Dad collapsed at work and was admitted to the hospital overnight for monitoring of an irregular heart…
Photo Blog: School – Day One
There’s a lot more pictures on Facebook — check them out! Day one (and two) at HOPAC was a success…onward we go! Thanks for all of your prayers and support to make this possible.
First Day of School!
“The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds it hard to answer.” – Alice Wellington Robbins Tomorrow is the first day of school at Haven of Peace Academy in…
Kanisa
Today’s message at church was, as usual, entirely in Swahili. Which means that I don’t understand very much. What I do consistently get are the Scripture references. Today’s reference was Revelation 3:15, where God expresses his contempt for the lukewarm. It also helped that I knew the words for hot, cold, and lukewarm from my…
Life in Tanzania Q&A
Now that I’m finished with the bulk of planning for this school year, I finally have some time to answer your questions about my life in Tanzania. If this post only brings up more questions, or if you want to see photos of something in particular, let me know! I live here now, so some…
Settling In
I know that I promised another Q&A post, and it is coming. Eventually. I’m putting it off a little because one of the first questions people asked was what a “normal day” looked like for me here in Tanzania. Right now, I have no idea. Right now, there is no such thing as a “normal…
Ride Fierce Racing 