Today I went online to check the South African Rand (currency) and this is what showed up… So you have an idea of what the norm is for the SAR it’s normally around 7.5-ish but since last September it’s been around 10. So 21 is HUGE! But I checked the Yahoo Finances page and it [...]

So awhile ago Alece did a post on how people googled some crazy terms and ended up at her site. Well I’m proud weirded-out to say that I got my first crazy google result which lead someone to my site. So here it is. catchy phrases for beer drive thrus I guess I’ll have to [...]

Today I was doing all of my laundry from when I was on my road trip and I noticed my parents have been doing some cleaning in the basement. While looking at the cleanness of the basement, I found some old photo albums that were sitting out. There were a number of photos of my [...]

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I’ve had the pleasure, since I’ve been in the U.S., to have wonderfully fast internet. In case you don’t know, our reliable high-speed internet in South Africa isn’t always high-speed… or reliable for that matter. This morning I went to check my email and I had a flashback to being in South Africa. The internet [...]

Christmas is coming… What’s Christmas about for you?

Want a Mac? Here’s another reason to get one.

I just found this photo of one of the incredible sunsets. Most likely taken coming home from LaunchPad class. Can’t wait to get back… What can’t you wait for right now?

One month from today… I’ll be on a plane back to the U. S. of A. I’m excited for the most part. I can’t wait to see family and friends. I think out of everyone I miss my small groups kids the most. Most of them aren’t kids anymore but still. It’s going to be [...]

Here are a few photos from the last week… Annual Thrive Africa staff and intern photo… Last meal with Anna and Janette before they leave the Thrive Basotho staff…