Got Rice? Month 1 at the Mirror Foundation

Sawadeeka! The name of this post honestly describes the past month here at the Mirror Foundation, based outside of Chiang Rai, in Northern Thailand. During the work week, I typically don’t know what 99% of the food I eat is. The 1% is rice. White rice, fried rice, ginger rice… but on Friday’s we get pad thai and spring rolls!! All of us volunteers have learned pretty quickly never to… Read More

Canoe Trek

Agandi! I am writing to you from an internet cafe in Kigali, Rwanda! Although we were sad to say goodbye to Uganda, we are looking forward to experiencing the culture and learning about Rwanda’s history! We ended our adventure in Uganda by doing a three day, two night canoe and trek on Lake Bunyonyi. Our trek was led by a superb tour guide named Owen who captured all our hearts.… Read More

SNEC (Special Needs Education Center)

Hello friends and family! We hope you’re doing well. We are writing to you from an internet cafe in Kabale, Uganda. We just returned here after five days at SNEC (Special Needs Education Center), which is partnered with Edirisa UK. SNEC is a home for special needs children ranging from primary 2 classes through primary 7. They have students as young as seven, and up to twenty two years old.… Read More

Adventures Behind and Adventures Ahead

Hello friends and family of Nkula!! I am sitting in an internet cafe in the lovely town of Kabale, Uganda. We took a nine hour bus ride to get here, through some of the most beautiful mountains most of us have ever seen. We’re nestled in between a couple of them, enjoying the fresh, mostly unpolluted air, blue sky, and chilled weather. It’s nice to wear sweatshirts for a change!… Read More

Exploring Entebbe!

Hello families!! We arrived two days ago in Entebbe! We’re taking in all of the sights, smells, and sounds of this new-to-us city! There are smiling people everywhere, a beautiful view of Lake Victoria, and interesting wildlife. Especially large birds! It’s not too congested here, a smaller town, and we have occasional run in’s with other travelers. The food is great, nice meals from our hostel and great local exotic… Read More