Travel Journal

These are daily notes from my time in East Africa, where I’m living and working for the next few months. This space is where I document small moments, unexpected lessons, and meaningful images from my life along the way. Nothing here is meant to be overly polished—just honest reflections of the experience as it unfolds. Some days are quietly ordinary, others more reflective, but all of them belong here for my friends and family to experience alongside me.

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DAY 144

Yesterday was yet another long day in the field. Thankfully it’s started a bit later—and by a bit I mean a bit—I got to sleep in until 6:30am! I got picked up after quickly stuffing some breakfast down, and we hit the road at 7:15. School Parade We got to our first site for filming at 8:00am. The student were having their school parade and it reminded me a lot of my time back in Arusha. During a meeting with the school leaders, the video team said that we would be only two hours at the school. I had no...

DAY 143

Yesterday was back to the field again. The day started a little bit later and I was grateful for the extra sleep and ability to eat breakfast. Lutheran Church After about an hour and a half of driving, we reached our area for filming. As opposed to the previous day...

01 Jun 2026

DAY 142

Yesterday was a very full and long day. By the end I was exhausted, but it was a lot of fun and my spirits were kept up throughout the 14 hours out in the field. I was supposed to be picked up at 7am so I woke around 5:30 to...

31 May 2026

DAY 141

Yesterday was a smooth day. I woke up at my regular hour. With my new haircut I’m finding that I have to battle it to look somewhat decent—in the mornings it wants to stand straight up on end. My solution is to wash it out, but the water is fairly...

30 May 2026

DAY 140

Yesterday was a calm day. In the morning I found myself with no alarm set. Thankfully I woke up naturally at half past six, but even if I hadn’t I wasn’t worried—the streets wake up around 7am with revving motorcycles and shouting voices. Working Lunch At work I’m getting really...

29 May 2026

DAY 139

Yesterday was a good day. But before I get into it, I’m going to give a warning. Some images are pretty graphic and disturbing as the holiday being celebrated was one called Eid al-Adha or the “Festival of Sacrifice”. So, just be warned that towards the end of today’s post...

28 May 2026

DAY 138

Yesterday was another pretty standard day at work, but took a fun turn after I left. Breakfast Keeping me Company My morning went as usual, except that I didn’t eat alone. While I was wasting, a cute tabby cat sauntered on over to me and seemed to think I owed...

27 May 2026