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Visiting the Maasai Elders

We had a wonderful opportunity to spend a week in the Ngong Hills in the Maasai lands of Kenya working at a children's center and...

I hitchhiked in South Africa in the early 1990s following the election of Nelson Mandela. It was a time of wonder and excitement in the...

While we were in Lesotho, we visited a local school and artisan project where Maggie and I made a recycled guitar. She later jammed with...

We had an amazing visit to the African mountain kingdom of Lesotho. After crossing the border into this small country in the center of...

A number of people have asked us what it is like teaching on the road. It has had its challenges - finding the time and lugging books...

Jane turned 9 when we were in Santiago. As a reward for her great traveling, she was rewarded with having her ears pierced. What...

We all loved our time in Cuenca, a city in the south of Ecuador. We did not plan to go there, but were encouraged to go by Dan's work...

This is a post just to make sure we are honest about our trip (and to maybe help others feel good about not traveling) Yes, it is fun...

We had a beautiful opening in the weather in an otherwise rainy week to summit the smoking Villarrica Volcano (it erupted in 2015). It...

We found this set of rules posted on a big banner on the side wall next to the door of one of our lodges in Ecuador. Among other rules...