Nearly a month ago Angie and I were brainstorming about what we could do for Christmas to help the people we have come to love here in Kasungu, Malawi. We thought of giving some Christmas gifts like soccer balls, or clothes. But we decided that although not as exciting as toys, food would be a …
5 o’clock in the morning at the SLC international airport, two weeks ago. I’m there with my 17 year old brother, Ryan who had been living with us for a few weeks. He was flying home to Zambia where my parents live. Walking back to the car a tear comes to my eye as I …
Every couple of years we take a nice vacation with the Scoma family. It’s an awesome time to be together as a family, and get to know the extended family better. This is the second cruise we have done with the kids, and my 5th cruise. We scored an awesome 7 day cruise out of …
Being away from family during the holidays has been the hardest part of being here. But for Thanksgiving we got a real treat. The Whiting’s visited us! They were here for 10 days and we all had a great time. Isabella loved seeing her aunts and uncles. Our first day out we went to Masaya …
It’s been a while since we last made a post to our blog… a long while… So we’re going to catch you up on some of the most important things that have happened to us. Don’t worry, we’re not going to waste your time on the small stuff. We just want to post a few …
Today is a big day for our Nica friends. We were invited to check out the parade in town yesterday. After doing a bit of research we were able to figure out what all the fuss what about. INDEPENDENCE DAY. Actually Independence dayS. Yesterday was Independence day for Nicaragua (Sept. 14) and today is Independence …
We just had our four year anniversary, August 22nd! We can’t believe how fast time has flown by and how many things have happened in those four years! From graduating college, having a baby, traveling Europe and Central America, to now living in Nicaragua. As the rain loudly pours on our tin roof we longingly …
BY POPULAR DEMAND: lots of friends and family have ask about our house and where we live. We live in Diriomo. Who knows the exact address. Nobody has real addresses here. Everything is based off of local buildings (1 block south and 5 blocks west of the cemetery/grocery store/church). We’re 15 minutes away from Granada …
The last few weeks have been pretty crazy. We have been here now for almost three weeks and most of that time has been spent getting settled. We’ve lived in hotels, hostels, and finally found our home in Diriomo. We’ve had to find furniture, a car, and other things to try and make our stay …
We ended up getting to Diriomo on Wednesday night July 17, exactly one week after we left SLC. We love it here! The Saturday after we got here we went to a wedding and baptism and were even invited to the party afterwards. We had a great time hanging out and getting to know the members. …
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