Travelling with the eyes of others
Kathy, one of the MCC Zambia reps, shared this quote at the MCC Zambia retreat in April, and it’s stuck with me ever since. While I’m sure I would have had a great time in Zambia and Zimbabwe whether anyone cared or not, knowing I had a home and friends to return to made it … Continue reading
Portraits
A number of you have been asking where the stories I wrote over the last few months will be appearing. I’m sorry to say it will be a while before they’re all out. It takes time for the stories to work their way through MCC, and we don’t want to dump too many stories from … Continue reading
Priorities
I stayed with a Zimbabwean family in a rural village for a few days last month, and in casual conversation the mother asked me what percentage of Canadians had AIDS, and I realized I couldn’t answer. As a person who considers myself fairly well read this was a bit embarrassing. I said I knew it … Continue reading
In Transit
* Note: I wrote this post during my layover in London, and now I’m back in Canada. I’ve got a few posts left from Africa stored up that I’ll share in the next few days, but it seemed like this one should go first* I love travelling. Not the just the part when you get … Continue reading