“The teeth are smiling but is the heart?” — Congo proverb
Since coming home from my first trip to Africa in September 2008, I have plotted to go back. My first trip was to Rwanda, site of the 1994 genocide where a million or so people were killed in a three-month period. My second trip, I [...]
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Country 7: Democratic Republic of Congo
Posted in Africa, tagged Africa, congo, Congo Restoration, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, genocide, gorillas, orphans, rwanda, women to women international on December 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Country 5: Botswana
Posted in Africa, tagged Africa, orphans, Meg Medina, Alexander McCall Smith, Botswana, No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, AIDS, cheetahs on December 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“Traditional Botswana men like ladies who are more traditionally shaped. You and I, Mma. We remind men of how things used to be in Botswana before these modern-shaped ladies started to get men all confused.” — Alexander McCall Smith, The Full Cupboard of Life
Forgive my tardiness with this week’s Africa lesson. I usually do these [...]
Country 4: Zimbabwe
Posted in Africa, tagged Kubatsirana Primary School, Mugabe, orphans, Zimbabwe, ZOE on November 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.” — Zimbabwean proverb
I am so looking forward to tomorrow’s Thanksgiving feast with my sister, family, and my friends from Zimbabwe. I say “friends” although I do not know my friend Prosper’s wife and children very well at all — yet. I’ve known Prosper for a [...]
Extreme multi-tasking
Posted in Africa, dinner, family dinner, tagged Africa, dinner, family dinner, orphans on November 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“If you can’t ride two horses at once, you shouldn’t be in the circus.” — American proverb
Frantic today.
Kids are home from school (teacher conferences). Deadlines like crazy. House is filthy and the laundry isn’t done because my housekeeper was sick this week (poor me, right?). Friends coming over for dinner. African soup (vegetarian and non-veggie [...]
Country 1: Rwanda
Posted in Africa, tagged Africa, food secure, genocide, gorillas, Left to Tell, orphans, rwanda, rwanda AID, women to women international, zoe ministry on November 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“I think Rwanda is going to be paradise.” — Richard, the kind driver who took our group to see the country’s mountain gorillas and told us about his family’s losses during genocide.
As part of my mission — feeding my family, feeding Africa, feeding my soul — I will dedicate one weekly post to each of [...]
Week One
Posted in Africa, dinner, family dinner, parenting, tagged arroz con pollo, bringing dinner back, childhood, congo, fresh mozzarella, orphans, planning, vegetarian, Whole Foods on November 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.” — Chinese proverb
When planning through Friday, write a list and stick it on the refrigerator.
As is often my Monday routine, I organize the week’s food once I get everyone off to school and [...]
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