When I was 10, in elementary art class, my art teacher challenged what I was painting. “It is a sunset!” I said with excitement at the stripes of red, orange, pink and blue. She responded,”Sunsets don’t look like that. Throw it away and start over.” I was devastated at the instruction as I loved sunsets […]
Walking home from a neighborhood street sale (NY style garage sale), I popped in a Chinese restaurant around the corner from my place. I met Laura. She ordered just before me, abour 5’7″, 60 years old, black, dressed in layers of dark colored sweats and looked a bit downtrodden. When she spoke you could see […]
An amazing thing happened a couple weeks ago while I was in the boulders seshing out a project of mine, that I am convinced if I was a foot shorter or had the biceps of an Olympic weight lifter, would be a synch. (Excuses, just send, dangit!) But beta I have now, so maybe tomorrow […]
Thank you. Thank you so much to the people that have been emailing me over the last couple months, reading and requesting me to continue with my blog. I heard you. And I will. So much to tell about my second month spent in Africa, and what an experience I have had here in Vail, […]
This has been amazing – just have a quick minute. Shark diving was as sight – the water were super rough, but those animals are huge and mighty. So cool. Met a couple rad Afrikaans guys that have become our good friends – they are showing us around and giving us tips. Driving on the […]
Pictured above: This man’s joy in his work was contagious! His dress shop was amazing and tailor made for tall Sudanese women – I fit right in. 🙂 After materials and labor, its challenging to believe that he can still turn a profit charging $6 for a child’s dress. These are the last major things […]
Below is listed some basic travel tips for going into Sudan and more specifically Malakal. Hopefully this can help prepare you for what to expect. I have a ton of other posts about my time there and other pictures if you want some more information on what to expect or see. Remember when you travel […]
This video will give you a pretty good idea of what Malakal was like. The homes. The street, the children and the mamas and babas (mom and dad in Arabic). The boys delivering water from the Nile using donkey carts, the minimal trash, the businesses. During my short 7 days in Malakal, I learned about […]
