I shouldn’t still be here in Indonesia.
It’s been eight years on the same narrow street on the same tiny island. And I just can’t believe it.
That’s twice as long as I’ve ever lived anywhere in my whole life.
As the daughter of an Army officer, I rarely lived anywhere longer than just a couple of […]
Scaffolding used in Mozambique
Upon returning to Mozambique after a quick trip to the United States, one thing that really struck me was how different attitudes are concerning safety and security. Here in Mozambique you might see 20 people piled in the back of a pickup truck or small children walking by themselves on […]
My heart breaks a little every time I drive through a tent city here in Port-au-Prince. While many people have been resettled into more permanent housing, four years after the devastating quake there are still thousands of souls whose “houses” consist of rickety structures of canvas, sticks, and tin.
A tent city in Haiti […]
MAF pilots wear two hats—that of pilot and mechanic—and they come in handy when it comes to problem solving their aircraft.
A man was working on a roof in the northern Congolese town of Karawa when it suddenly collapsed from under him. His sternum broke and breathing became difficult and painful for […]
We’re all flat-landers stuck in two dimensions. Doesn’t matter if we live in the mountains. We’re glued to Earth’s undulating surface, meticulously following its ups and downs. That restraint does grant security. We need concern ourselves only with the challenges of moving left or right, forward or back. Vertical decisions fade to choosing stairs or […]
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Q: How in the world do you condense your life down to a dozen or so packing bins? Can you describe your process?
As we walk through Target or IKEA, I find myself unconsciously picking things up and feeling the weight of them. Does it feel heavy? Then we probably can’t […]