Take a moment to read this piece I wrote for the VICDA website about my dear friend and inspiration, Annie Copley. I first met Annie in Nairobi in 2006 and had the pleasure of reconnecting with her back in Kenya in 2009. Since her first volunteer stint with VICDA Annie has raised over $100,000 to [...]
Most of you who either know me personally or who have read this blog for a while know about my connection with Kenya. Seven years ago I left my marketing job, packed my bags and journeyed to Nairobi where I volunteered with VICDA for the better half of a year. Since that time I've stayed [...]
Today is, once again, World Water Day!
Today, March 22nd, is World Water Day. So, pause for a moment and raise a glass of nice, clean water and appreciate it.
It’s something I don’t think about that much while I’m home. It’s just there. In a pink Britta filter in my fridge, flowing freely from faucets in my kitchen and bathroom. It flushes my toilet, rains down on me in the shower, cleans my dirty dishes and clothes, waters my plants and fills my dog’s water bowl. On a chilly spring day like today, it falls from the sky, slowly turning the grass green and bringing the trees back to life after a long, cold winter. In a few months, it will be a source of entertainment as we retreat to beautiful Lake Michigan for swimming, sailing, waterskiing… In short, Chicago is pretty blessed when it comes to this seemingly unlimited resource.
But, when I travel, water…
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A few months back, my Aunt Jan told me about this documentary and I put it in my Netflix queue. Since then, I'd forgotten about it until it arrived last week. A Small Act tells the true story of a Kenyan man named Chris and the woman in Sweden, Hilde, who sponsored his education through [...]
"Acacia at Sunset" What with my story being featured on Bucket List Publications and my revamping of the VICDA website, I've been missing Kenya a lot lately. This photograph was taken during my first trip to Kenya in 2006. I was on safari at Amboseli National Park and became obsessed with this gorgeous acacia tree [...]
To all of my new readers who have found me by way of my post of Bucket List Publications - Welcome! Thank you for liking my story enough to stop by and I hope that you will follow my blog and stop by again. If you would like to learn more about VICDA, the NGO [...]
I've admired Jim Richardson's images for many years and even had the opportunity to hear him speak a few years ago as part of the National Geographic Live series in Chicago. Sometimes the difference between a good photo and an amazing photo is perspective. Shooting only from eye level won't yield the same shot taken [...]
My 28th year has come to and end, and what a year it was! It started in my second country, Kenya, with Irene, Faith and David visiting the members of Giwa IDP Camp, going on a mini-safari and giving out shoes to the Dust Babies of Kikopey. At 28 I became an Aunt and helped to [...]
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