For those of you keeping score at home, you’ve been rid of us for almost a week now, and you’re way overdue for some updates. We’ve spent some hectic first days on basic logistics and just getting our bearings. Top of the list: cell phones, a bank account, and finding a rental house for the…
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This will no doubt offend all the loyal members of AT&T’s fan club… oh, wait, there’s no such thing. I mean, who likes AT&T, amirite? And not many people care for Verizon, either. It might have something to do with the fact that they are both money grubbing behemoths offering lousy service at exorbitant prices…
So, part of the idea of going to Africa was to toughen the kids up a bit, show them there’s more to life than room service and streaming video on-demand. Well, thanks for nothing, Delta. Upgrading us all to business class to Amsterdam thwarted Dad’s cunning character-building plan right quick. Don’t get me wrong: at…
How the hell is this bike going to fit in that box?!? Do we have $30 on hand to pay for visas when we get to Kigali? Can someone write down how the Wii connects to the big screen again? Sure, bring an extra roll of paper towels and more tin foil, too — can’t…
Spent a few hours shooting one of the hardest working and inspiring guys I’ve seen in a long, long time. Ali Syed, the pharmacist at CVS in West Lebanon, NH, is one of the winner’s of this year’s Paragon Award for all-around best CVS pharmacist anywhere. His competence and incredible attention to detail and courtesy to…
We’re busily eating our way through the fridge and pantry before departure. It’s really quite astounding how much food you have sitting around in reserve — it’s not like we’re survival freaks, but between boxes of pasta, cans of soup, rice pilaf and various cereals, it’s been weeks since we did any major shopping. And…
With less than a week to go before our departure, we’ve been compelled to reluctantly commence the melancholy round of goodbyes to the many people and places that make up our daily life here at home. It’s an opportunity to reflect on and then all the better appreciate that what really matters are things we…
The 21st of July and our departure for Rwanda is suddenly looming quite large. Two weeks and change… Feels slightly unreal, and yet at the same time very, very real in that deadline-ish way. The first signs that it was getting closer was when we started buying stuff at the supermarket with a “sell by”…
