the 2009 debut

photograph: kettle valley tressle, summerland, bc. summer 2008. my feet. someone else' sweet graffiti.

"GIVE INTERNATIONAL is a Canadian-based charitable trust working in relief and development. It is committed to providing well-organized and well-researched volunteer placements for individuals willing to share their expertise within our health, education, and child development programs.
This is accomplished through placing our volunteers on projects where GIVE INTERNATIONAL has built strong relationships, and has been able to arrange the necessary logistics needed for a successful, meaningful, and safe placement."

i'm going BACK to africa!- something i've been waiting for since i left.

i am looking forward to taking the position of volunteer coordinator for give international this summer in uganda - leaving june 20th and returning september 8. thank you for coming here and following the journey !

if you are a volunteer, check out the links i have posted on the right hand side. they will give you some useful info on uganda stats and situations as well as options for things to do, places to go..

if you are wondering if there is a way you can get involved this summer with our programs, please check out the website that i have linked in the above paragraph for give, and if coming over isn't something thats possible for you, please consider partnering with us in purchasing a 'family kit'; which can be bought for only $50- which directly goes to buying a bed matress, mosquito net, cooking pots, soap and food staples for a family in need in a rural village- the best part is that myself and the volunteers coming over this summer get to be the ones to buy and deliver these supplies so you can see your dollars tangibly at work.make cheques out to GIVE international and either give it to me, or mail directly to GIVE in ontario.

wonderful. thank you for your support, please keep checking this site for upcoming information when i have a more insightful brainwave to write something interesting.... until then, be excited for things that are happening! haha weeeeeee!