TobyI love when people ask me, “Are you an artist?” These days, it happens often as guests and staff at the Distant Relatives Ecolodge in […]
Tag: travel
Kilifi in Words
[“Kilifi in Pictures” coming soon!] I have been in Kilifi, Kenya now for over 3 weeks. I think some (word) snapshots are overdue… Kilifi lies […]
Embracing Syncretism
When I first encountered the concept of cultural immersion, it sounded something like this: To understand—to truly understand—another place and people, you must eat, sleep, […]
When the Power Goes Out (a poem for quiet moments)
I wrote this during one of Kenya’s (frequent, albeit brief) power outages. Though inconvenient, I find they can offer some much-needed respite from the constant […]
That Sand in your Toes Feeling
Today was a gorgeous day at Diani Beach. For the first time in a long time, I felt poetry pushing at my fingertips. I hope […]
How to Take the Bus Everywhere
Jesus travels… and so can you! Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise… there is always another way to get there. In October, I visited my […]
Time to Move
Once upon a time, nomads—largely hunter gatherers or pastoralists—knew it was time to move when the game animals moved on, or the fields became depleted. […]
Rusinga Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya
Here, I am Muzungu: foreign, white, outsider. Kids yell after us as we pass on foot (or, after realizing the walk from Mbita is at […]
This Blog Post is Slumped Against the Bathroom Wall
This blog post is slumped against the bathroom wall like a drunk sorority girl on Saturday night. This blog post is camping out at the […]
Where Do You Go When Nowhere Is Safe?
Naturally, after our disappointment at the Moroccan embassy and finally, finally finding a place we could both visit without visas (Kenya), new obstacles have arisen. […]