Gratitude Post

Thank you to all my family members who have done so much to put me where I am today. I couldn’t have done it without all the love and support you guys have given me in the months leading up to his amazing journey. I wish I could be home to celebrate the holidays and give thanks for everything you all have done for me over the years. Although we’re… Read More

Swahili & Home Stays & Safari

Our time this week was spent in Morogoro with our gracious host families enjoying their hospitality and beautiful homes. We spent the days attending class to learn Swahili and socializing with with our local teachers who had the patience of zen masters. In the evenings we hung out with the students playing sports or relaxing with our families enjoying the comforts of home. Every meal was met with home cooking… Read More

Teaching at the Special Needs Education Center

Dear family and friends, I think I speak for us all when I say our past week in Kitanga was spent with much laughter and many smiling faces. From the work shop to the soccer fields and even the classrooms we couldn’t escape the ecstatic energy and the positive attitudes the SNEC students constantly radiated. Teaching and spending time with these students has provided us with a greater awareness for… Read More

Scavenger Hunt in Jinja

After our departure from Entebbe, we taxied our way through the city of Kampala weaving our way through some of the most insane streets, I have ever seen. Although our driver flawlessly travelled through the chaos of Kampala without a scratch every intersections and motorcycle seemed to bring us inches from death. The term culture shock that every on has talked about has truly resonated in my mind. It’s weird… Read More