The Blog

Today I’m going to interview local Congolese people to talk about their city and their life. We will talk about their culture and how it’s changing in modern times. We … Read More

I have noticed that kids are the same everywhere I go. Kids are playful, serious, loud, soft and really it’s something that anchors me everywhere I go. That no matter … Read More

My first trip to Africa I came for a really specific reason. A trip to figure out what makes me happy in general what makes other people in the world … Read More

I have met with a few wholesale sellers and the people who buy them here – they sell clothes in the market through a very convoluted supply chain. So everything … Read More

Every corner of this side of town has an NGO trying to help but it’s really tricky because many aren’t helping and some make it worse. I was interested to … Read More

Well I’m off to the DRC today – I will check back in soon but the entire cellular network was shut down for 3 days due to protests so hopefully … Read More

The Democratic Republic of the Congo also known as DR Congo, DRC, DROC, Congo-Kinshasa or simply the Congo is a country located in Central Africa. The official name of the … Read More

The view from our place. We are on the second floor – in the distance is Lake Kivu which has giant methane gas deposits under it that bubbles up and … Read More

So hopefully in the next 24 hours we will fix this problem. Our solar system will be 600 watts and power 10 lights. Most of sub Saharan is without power … Read More

I made my flight to Africa just fine and I’m trying to take advantage of the 15 minutes of free Wi-Fi! We stop in Entebbe Uganda at 1330 and I … Read More