by Haleigh Almquist | Jun 10, 2012 | 2012 Mission, Blog, Travel
Less than a year ago, my wife Haleigh and I visited the rural Ethiopian village of Arbegona on a small, information-gathering trip. Since school was out, only a few children wandered the countryside in front of the mud buildings used as a school. The school...
by Haleigh Almquist | Jun 9, 2012 | 2012 Mission, Blog, Travel
Today was a travel day for The Davis Moon Project and we made a 5 hour trek to Awassa. One challenge in Ethiopia is that due to poor infrastructure and roads it can take a long time take to travel 175 miles. The upside to the long drive is that we were traveling...
by Haleigh Almquist | Jun 9, 2012 | 2012 Mission, Blog, Travel
We just arrived in the lakeside city of Awassa and I finally have time to relax and knock out a quit blog posting.To recap yesterday’s events – We arrived in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, after a long and (thankfully) unadventurous trip from DC. While...
by Haleigh Almquist | Jun 9, 2012 | 2012 Mission, Blog, Travel
The Davis Moon Project arrived in Addis Ababa with over 2000 lbs of books and school supplies. We will be picking up another 2000 lbs of supplies here in Ethiopia. All supplies will be given to orphanages and schools. After the long flight in we took some quick cat...
by Haleigh Almquist | May 31, 2012 | 2010 Mission, Blog, Travel
Looking Back One year ago I was gearing up to participate in the Davis Moon Project’s first group mission trip. When the team met in Washington, DC, to board our direct flight to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, we all knew this would be an adventure of a lifetime, but...
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...
