When I see you, my soul explodes with colors like the sunset. I chase you, hoping to capture just an inkling of your brightness. Your sparkling rays ignite my heart’s fires, leaving me breathless. I laugh as you jump and glimmer across the water, evading every net, Turning dewdrops to diamonds, stardust sprinkling the ground…
Spring Break 2015
For the majority of spring break this year, I was immersed in the beauty and glory of God’s creation. I explored the vast expanses of the famous Serengeti, entered the notorious Ngorongoro Crater, and dove in the clear waters surrounding Pemba. I saw lions, leopards, and cheetahs. I experienced the thrill of a drift dive….
SEW Week 2015
Possibly my favorite week of the HOPAC school year is the annual Service Emphasis Week (SEW). In the past, teams of secondary students have traveled across Tanzania to serve alongside existing NGO’s and missionary organizations. This year, two things changed: the primary students got involved with SEW, and the projects were centralized in Dar es…
A Mini-Travel Guide to Tanzania
Earlier this year, I was asked to write a guest post at Yes and Yes about traveling in Tanzania. That post has recently been published, and if you’re interested in coming to visit me and doing some traveling around Tanzania, check it out! Some of my photos were used in the post as well, which…
Exciting News….
It is the rainy season here, and the lyrics to “My Lighthouse” by Rend Collective (if you’re not familiar with it, look it up—its one of my soul songs!) seem more and more poignant each day. Just this afternoon as I walking from the bus stop to a youth ministry meeting with church, the skies…
Dada Conda
Its late. I’m tired. I want to go home. I squeeze through the door No seat to be found. We be bumpin’ and grindin’ total strangers smashed together lives colliding sharing sweat swaying to the rhythm of potholes and missing shocks Half-asleep, I stand one eye open to not miss my stop Then I see…
Live Beautifully
Once small children we scribbled and scrawled, we colored grass orange and painted skies green, then ran to proclaim that proud artists we were. But then as we grew, everything changed. Ashamed and secretive our art became And some of us stopped creating at all Forgotten colors bled and words dried up And inside, our…
Tribute to my Parents
This afternoon, during staff meeting, we watched a video comparing Intelligent Design with evolution. This video was similar to the hundreds of others I watched throughout my teen years, and with it came the realization of how incredible my parents are, as well as the true quality of the education I received. I’d like to…
Guest Post: Street Art Tour on Uncustomary Art
Today, head over to Uncustomary Art and check out the guest post I wrote on street art in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. There are plenty of photos and a few short descriptions to lead you around on a virtual tour of the street art in this city that I’ve grown to love. Check out the…
Life in Tanzania: An Everyday Adventure
Life in a developing country is full of adventure. At the end of the day, I can’t help but laugh at the crazy stories that are just “everyday life” here. For example, today I experienced “This Isn’t Starbucks:” It was Friday: the end of a long week at work, and one of those days where…
Ride Fierce Racing 