remember the dreams that have faded,
[re]fugee: a person forced to leave their h o m e to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster – people d i s p l a c e d moved from their proper position – streets of mud beneath strings of laundry lines sheet metal … read more
addis ababa, ethiopia i don’t even know – we’re in AFRICA – it’s the last three months and i really am blown away and speechless and can’t believe that i’m literally in ethiopia right now (never, ever thought i would come to africa) – i … read more
in super mario you go through different worlds and beat different castles and at the end of each one just when you think you’ve made it (we were so close to making it) it says: sorry, your princess is in another castle. we are undergoing … read more
this month we’ve been challenged as a team of women working with someone who made it clear that he believes women are below (and in some ways less than) men we have been questioned and invalidated and maybe because of that questioned ourselves. we are … read more
vidin, bulgaria. location: vidin – a port town on the danube in NW bulgaria – it is the poorest region of bulgaria and many romani (roma / gypsy ) people live here. it has the feel of a beauty & the beast “quiet village” – … read more
my mother and i – c h r o m o s o m e s (pair, 23); composed cellular [de]construction and mothers, mothers – trace back along the DNA strands of mitochondrial m i g h t , and my mother, my mother, is … read more
wayfarer: a person who travels on foot redemption: gaining something in exchange for payment / paying a debt jerusalem: //but many of the older priests and levites and family heads who had seen the former temple wept aloud when they saw the foundation … read more
draganesti olt, r o m a n i a location: draganesti olt is in southern romania – it’s a small town with a population of about 10,000. spring is here, and it’s a little rainy and muddy – (watch out for the stray children & … read more
loneliness [noun]: standing apart, i s o l a t e d exhibit A: sitting in a dark stairwell in eastern europe staring out the window, dull orange glow of city lights tear stricken, sobbing on the floor, and blowing your nose into your dress … read more
chile. argentina. bolivia. cambodia. thailand. // s e r b i a romania. bulgaria. ethiopia. rwanda. uganda. it’s the half way mark of the race (5.5 months down, 5.5 to go – ) ( and i don’t know how we got here ) how … read more