My son’s birthright 07 Jul, 2014 This past Friday our small family piled into our car and drove to Bubanza. We celebrated the completion of the first academic year of Kwizera Academy, a… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
{ SheLoves: after the verdict } 16 Jul, 2013 This isn’t the first time I felt scared for my son. I remember when I first learned that dark-skinned men are more likely to be incarcerated. Or… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
{ Painting Pictures: A Transitional, Formational Life } 02 Jul, 2013 Open suitcases strewn on the bedroom floor signal that summer’s coming. Once more we strategically pack clothes, electronics, books and all manner of sundries into our… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
when we host you 17 Apr, 2013 My dear friend J.R.Goudeau invited me to contribute to her Questions of Travel Series in which she explores thoughts about experiencing cultures, engaging various people and reflecting… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
{ ShePonders: Home(s) } 04 Apr, 2013 I grew up in a middle class home, complete with two parents and a dog. Home meant safety, enough food and plenty of love. My parents… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
{ living in transit } 30 Jan, 2013 I am a bicultural person. I’m both Burundian and American. I live on both continents – the school year stateside and summer on the shores of Lake… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
eleven years 25 Jan, 2013 Tomorrow Claude and I celebrate eleven years of marriage. I could never do it justice in words. But there’s this. When asked this summer to name the… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
sea legs 09 Jan, 2013 Sea legs. I’ve got them. Living a bi-cultural life you really have to develop them to move from one continent to the other, from one season to… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
christmas in burundi 13 Dec, 2012 Christmas in Burundi is much different than Christmas celebrated in the United States. Trees remain firmly planted in the African soil, not cut and carried into homes… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
home: my broken hallelujah 10 Dec, 2012 Home is my four-letter word. A bicultural life will do that to a person. Born in America and married to a Burundian, my life exists on two… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
