by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | 2010 Mission, Blog, Travel
GUEST POST: Tricia Traeger It’s hard to talk about Ethiopia and our mission trip with The Davis Moon Project in a meaningful way. One in which I expect you to feel my feelings. So, since I’ve owed my mission post to our blog since we were two hours away from landing...
by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | Blog
Like a Scene From a Movie I saw the movie “Eat, Pray, Love” today. The opening scene for the second of three self-revealing journeys captured by Elizabeth Gilbert (played by Julia Roberts) brought back a huge rush of emotion and memories from our time in Ethiopia. Liz...
by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | Blog
Transitions Getting back into my normal routine the last couple of days has proven challenging for me — both physically and emotionally. For the first time ever in my travels am I experiencing jet lag — nausea, disorientation, dizziness, irregular sleep...
by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | Blog
GUEST POST: D’Lee Marshall — Day 7 This was a week packed full of meaningful moments, but the day we visited the state-run orphanage, Kebebe Tsehay, in Addis Ababa, was an experience that is unforgettable to me. As our bus pulled into the orphanage compound,...
by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | Blog
Beautiful Awassa When Haleigh and Sonja were planning the mission trip, they wanted us to have the opportunity to experience some of the lush countryside away from the big city of Addis Ababa. The city of Awassa, located in the Great Rift Valley, is between a 3 and...
