There have been plenty of times people have described me as fearless. They see that I have traveled the world and participated in activities deemed adventurous. However, I have noticed that their eyes widen the most when they hear that I am traveling to the continent of Africa. Some people…

I dream of a home in the hills of Rwanda. A logs accent wall, planters, gold-framed art, and full of light. This home would not begin that way; it would be a fixer-upper in a community that demands progress. I can see the beauty in almost everything and the power…

As soon as I walked into the malnutrition unit at Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital in Accra, Ghana, I knew it would be where I would spend most of my time. Children were sitting in their hospital beds with their mothers and fathers standing next to them. I smiled and…

“Where there are people, there is purpose.” Those were the words that were given to me as I researched the future of Africa. According to the United Nations, the world population will hit 10 billion people by 2055 and approximately 95% of this growth will take place in low and…

“Once you embrace the fact that it’s okay not to have all of the answers, you may surprise yourself and become the answer.” I wrote this quote a while ago and it came out of a place of me beginning to accept the fact that it is okay not to…