Seeking Sunrise and Sunset
June 21, 2012 It shouldn’t be that hard to see the sun rise and set in a place where the rising happens after six am and the setting happens around […]
Tag Archives: Duk Payuel
I Thought the Bats had Deserted Us
June 19, 2012 In March, after dusk, they swooped in and out of our tukuls, all stealth and speed, eating the bugs before they could get us. It was easy […]
Day of Rest
Sunday mornings are busy at ASAH. The girls are up early, fussing, and giggling, and singing and getting ready to go to prayers at the Episcopalian Church, the only church […]
Did I Mention the Butterflies?
June 16, 2012 It’s easy to concentrate on the nasty biters and disregard the butterflies. But they share the airspace here. Those I’ve seen are small and yellow or white. […]
Welcome to Fargo and New York, South Sudan-Style
June 15, 2012An awesome day. The girls are becoming bolder. More talkative with me. Starting conversations of a sort. In March, I taught them to say “May I come in?” […]
African Soul, American Heart 