Lettuce in the cracks
I was outside last week pulling weeds from the cracks between the pavers in my backyard when I noticed some strange plants. They were...
Rock climbing through life
It was 1:40 am and I was lying in my bed. My body had woken me up just in time for lunch…in Australia. Thankyou jetlag! It was good that...
Carrying a Bucket - African Style
If there’s a (stereo)typical image I have of Africa, it’s the deep red sun setting with silhouettes of mud brick huts and women carrying...
Oh what a feeling!
For all the Aussies reading this post, you are probably saying in your head "Toyota!". Guess what this post is about? Yep. A toyota. A...
When the lizard moved out
I had a water monitor lizard living under a bushy shrub in my backyard. We were on friendly terms. He kept to his space, and I kept to...
Real African Woman
I was walking down a dirt road last weekend in one of the communities here. I had a chitengi wrapped around me as a skirt and I was...