I’m back from the coast of Malindi, relaxed and refreshed. I suppose I should be telling you all about the adventures and funny moments and conversations and activities that Melise, Annie and I shared, but at the moment, none of…
At RVA, we like to eat. More importantly, we like to eat together. That’s why, not surprisingly, I have shared meals with various individuals and families for the past three evenings. On Monday night, I got to share Chicken Curry…
Am-ar-anth. The word means “everlasting” in Greek. It is a tiny seed that has served as an important source of nutrition in South American and Mexican civilizations for years and years. Currently, Amaranth has increased in popularity within the gluten-free…
Yesterday was one of the best days of my entire life. I didn’t know it was going to be. I didn’t expect it to be. But, it was. At ten o’clock, a group of RVA staff, including the Holts, Carpenters,…
Today, I celebrated like it was Christmas in September. Mom and Dad’s care package came, and oh boy, was it fun to open! Hazelnut Coffee-Mate Creamer. Did I ever crave this before? No, but now I do! A sharp vegetable…
This past Wednesday, I hosted the Hardemink family over for Nasi Goreng, a Dutch dish that I grew up eating at my Oma’s house. It is fried eggs served over a spicy Indonesian mix of rice and ham. To my…
In the blue and grey, It occurs to me, That all life’s possibilities, Seem endless. Seem wide. And in each day, I wrap my mind, Around the things I’m trying to find, Like courage. Like love. For, so subtly, In…
Ever seen the 1985 classic, “Out of Africa”? The movie, based on Isak Dinesan’s book, “Out of Africa,” is good…but the book is way better. In one chapter, Dinesan writes: “Pride is faith in the idea that God had, when…
…RED BULL was an American thing! They are more gungo-ho about it than you are!
Four Friday’s ago, I drove away from my childhood home in Maryland to board a plane that would take me to a small, mountain town called Kijabe, Kenya. In this small town, I knew that I would be making a…
