Finding home: A return (again)

Author’s note: My previous posts give this post a bit of context – take a look! I spent a lot of the last year terrified that the next time I…

Finding Home: A Return

When I left Kenya a year ago, I thought I’d be back shortly after the New Year. I envisioned going home to California for the fall, catching up with friends…

Finding Home: Paia, Part 2

Continued from Part 1 here. On my fourth morning in Maui, I woke up to a flurry of emails and phone calls. I’d applied for a fellowship with a growing…

The Real Life Lion King

    ….pink bottomed monkeys, tree climbing lions, grandiose babao trees, running giraffes, bathing hippos, dirty warthogs, laughing hyenas and all! There is no one person who would travel all…