Epilogue
Happiness is the joy you feel moving toward your potential. --Shawn Achor I wasn’t ready to go home. And that surprised me. I love to...
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- May 5, 2019
- 7 min
They said it'd be easy...
Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar...
- Apr 28, 2019
- 5 min
Dempsey!
Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together. –- Woodrow T. Wilson My flight back to Cape Town was early in the...
- Apr 21, 2019
- 4 min
Safari and a Shower
It is always our own self that we find at the end of the journey. The sooner we face that self, the better. -- Ella Maillart Next up was...
- Apr 14, 2019
- 6 min
The Friends You Call Family
One touch of Nature makes the whole world kin. --William Shakespeare Jean was the first to go. It was hard to say good-bye. She was the...
- Apr 7, 2019
- 5 min
Life Lessons
Dignity doesn’t just mean always being stiff and composed. It means a belief in oneself, that one is worthy of the best. Dignity means...
- Mar 31, 2019
- 1 min
Sure, I like kids, but...
It's not always rainbows and butterflies, it's compromise that moves us along. --Maroon 5
- Mar 24, 2019
- 6 min
Downtime
The writing day can be, in some ways, too short, but it's actually a long series of hours, for months at a time, and there is a stillness...
- Mar 17, 2019
- 4 min
Eyes On Your Own Paper
Comparison is the thief of joy. ― Theodore Roosevelt Friday came fast, and I was nearing the end of my time with the animals. Monday...
- Mar 3, 2019
- 3 min
Thursdays
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one. -- C.S. Lewis Two things...
- Feb 24, 2019
- 6 min
Manual Labor (and some goats)
There is no substitute for hard work. --Thomas Edison On the third full day at Na’ankuse, my team was scheduled for “Project Work.” Like...
- Feb 17, 2019
- 7 min
Research!
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. --Mahatma Gandhi EDITORS NOTE: Before we get started, I am...
- Feb 10, 2019
- 4 min
Baboons & Bottles
Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are scared. --Eddie Rickenbacker For the rest of the...
- Feb 3, 2019
- 7 min
Snakes, spiders, scorpions and a baby rhino...
I have a strange combination of fearlessness and massive insecurity. --Penny Marshall It was barely 8am, and I could feel the sun...
- Jan 27, 2019
- 5 min
Day One
All things are difficult until they are easy --Thomas Fuller After unpacking and getting organized, I made my way to the “Activity...
- Jan 20, 2019
- 4 min
Welcome to Na'ankuse!
Whatever makes you uncomfortable is your biggest opportunity for growth. --Bryant McGill Corné, the volunteer coordinator, greeted us. He...
- Jan 13, 2019
- 1 min
Welcome aboard!
Thanks for joining me on this journey! EDITOR'S NOTE: I've posted TWO blogs today, so be sure to scroll down and start from the beginning.
- Jan 13, 2019
- 5 min
Up and Away!
“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey...
- Jan 13, 2019
- 3 min
Some background...
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” ― Ernest Hemingway Several years ago, I took a temp job in a brand...
