If any of you know me well, you’ll know that my favorite band is Relient K. And if any of you know me even better, you’ll know I went through a phase of obsession with their cover of a song I already loved—“Africa,” originally...
Continue Reading »
Well, I haven’t updated for awhile. And with such a short trip, that means I haven’t enlightened you on recent details of the past week. Aside from the lack of functional or free internet preventing me from posting updates—a blessing in disguise—many other exciting...
Continue Reading »
Language, the unique tool man has developed to describe objects, emotions, and ideas with words, is one of our most innovative inventions. Without language, our ideas and thoughts would be…well, nothing. It is language and our relationship with words that allows us to think,...
Continue Reading »
This weekend was our first of two traveling weekends. We ventured about three hours to the town of Nakuru and Lake Nakuru National Park, going south of the equator on the way. The main attractions at Lake Nakuru are the lake (surprise!) as well...
Continue Reading »
I love the sense of community at IU House—among the long-termers like the Mamlins and Dr. Pastakia, to the short-termers like our group from IUPUI. Every Wednesday night, the entire house goes out for dinner at one of four local restaurants (these are the... Continue Reading »
This is the thought that was constantly crossing my mind during our first day back at Lewa Children’s Home. Has it really been a year since we had to say goodbye?…because it seems like I left just last week. It’s like I never left...
Continue Reading »
I suppose since this is published on the internet, I should be more grammatically correct or formal in my writing…right? Unfortunately, I am completely unaccustomed to journaling like this, as my personal journals from traveling consist of scribbles from writing in moving vehicles, writing... Continue Reading »
After jumping in the proverbially rickety matatu and driving by the rows of various hotelis and dukas, while receiving a complimentary face-full of dirt, it was hard to deny I was back in Kenya. Perhaps this doesn’t sound appealing to everyone, but I love...
Continue Reading »
IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
